Posts Tagged ‘ World AIDS Day ’

ON WORLD AIDS DAY, UN LEADERS UNDERLINE NEED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY

December 2, 2006
By Stephen

Stressing this year’s theme of accountability, senior officials from acrossthe United Nations system have marked World AIDS Day with calls forinternational leaders to maintain recent momentum and make good on theirpromises to ensure greater access to treatment, prevention and support. “The latest global AIDS figures give us reason for concern and for somehope,” said Peter Piot, Executive Director of the Joint United NationsProgramme on HIV/AIDS, (UNAIDS), in one of a series of messages today bythe heads of UN organs...

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Taoiseach launches campaign to tackle stigma of HIV/AIDS

December 1, 2006
By Stephen

The Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has launched a new €200,000 campaign to tackle HIV/AIDS-related discrimination. The initiative is being unveiled to mark World AIDS Day amid increasing concerns that stigma is preventing people from getting tested for the virus in Ireland. Three hundred and eighty-nine new HIV cases were detected in Ireland last year and another 169 in the first six months of this year. One hundred and sixty-nine new cases of HIV were detected in the first six months...

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WORLD AIDS DAY ‘HUMAN RED RIBBON’– USI LEADS PUBLIC EVENT

December 1, 2006
By Stephen

The Union of Students in Ireland (USI), marking World Aids Day on Friday 1st December, will this morning head up a Human Red Ribbon formed by hundreds of members of the public in Dublin’s Trinity College. The event – open to the general public – is co-organised by Trinity College Students’ Union. In addition to students from across Ireland, the Human Red Ribbon will bring together local residents, commuters and tourists. The Human Red Ribbon symbolises support for those...

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Worlds AIDS Day 1 December: MEPs call for increased funding for Global Health Fund

November 30, 2006
By Stephen

In adopting a joint resolution with 546 votes in favour 34 against and 24abstentions on HIV/AIDS one day ahead of World AIDS day, MEPs call on the Commission to increase to 1 billion euros its contribution to the global fund against HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB, and on all Member States and G8 members to increase their contribution to 7 billion in 2007 and 8 billion in 2008, in order to provide UNAIDS with the resources necessary to reduce the...

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World AIDS Day 2006

November 30, 2006
By Stephen
World AIDS Day 2006

Tomorrow is World AIDS Day. Please mark it in your own way. Wear a ribbon talk about it, give money to charity, wear a condom, just do something!!! The youtube video is a Medicin Sans Frontiers Ad.

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World AIDS Day 2006 Theme Announcement

July 31, 2006
By Stephen

I recieved this email fom the Outreach Worker in the Southern Gay Men’s Health Project. From: Anthony TownsendSent: 12 July 2006 13:45To: Anthony Townsend (E-mail)Subject: World AIDS Day 2006 Theme Announcement I am very pleased to announce to you the theme for this years’ World AIDS Day: you me us This years’ theme is designed to encourage both individual and collective action, inspire thought about the issues, and motivate everyone to find out more about HIV and what they...

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HIV/AIDS a Problem for All of Us

November 11, 2005
By Stephen

The first of December each year is designated World AIDS Day since 1988. Since then HIV/AIDS has yet to be brought under control and is decimating the population of under-developed countries.HIV/AIDS is not just Africa’s problem. HIV infection rates are on the rise in Asia. Only recently have infection rates stabilised in Western and Central Europe.Between 2002 and 2004 in Western and Central Europe: 29% of the people newly diagnosed with HIV were less than 30 years of age...

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