AIDS+Awareness

The 1st December is **World AIDS Day**, an international day of reflection, when we remember those who have died and those living with HIV.

Original AIDs Monolith ad shown on British TV in 1987: []

In 1987 the British Government launched a major public information campaign with the slogan "AIDS: Don't Die of Ignorance". A leaflet about AIDS was also delivered to every household in the UK, with the advice - "Anyone can get it, gay or straight, male or female. Already 30,000 people are infected." By this time, the World Health Organisation had been notified of 43,880 cases of AIDS in 91 countries. Although cases of AIDs in the UK have remained low due in part to high profile campaigns, it has now become a global epidemic. The United Nations and World health Organisation estimates that it has resulted the deaths of 3.1 million adults and children worldwide in 2005.

There is now a danger that has become a threat to us all. It is a deadly disease and there is no known cure. The virus can be passed during sexual intercourse with an infected person. Anyone can get it, man or woman. So far it’s been confined to small groups, but it’s spreading. So protect yourself and read this leaflet when it arrives. If you ignore AIDS, it could be the death of you.
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Possible links to use: [|http://www.unaids.org/en/strategygoalsby2015/#.TsOT9I7KNMk.facebook] [] [] [] In 1994, the founders of MAC Cosmetics, Frank Angelo and Frank Toskan, had a simple idea to raise money to help people living with HIV and AIDS. That idea was Viva Glam lipstick. Today, more than $13.8 million lipsticks later, the company has raised $202 million to support HIV and AIDS programs around the world through the MAC AIDS Fund. The funding and programs it supports have grown substantially. Originally focused on food assistance for people located in the United States, the MAC AIDS Fund now supports outreach in 74 countries andincludes funding for housing programs and prevention programs[|.] [] The Global Fund to Fight HIV, TB and Malaria has more than halved the estimated amount of money available in its next round of funding, the disbursement of which has been delayed until 2013, due to the world economic crisis.