Funny ad from Cream out of Athens, Greece and creative director Fotis Georgiou. Pretty solid ad for a great cause, but the execution is a little bit lacking the grim reaper just doesn't look like he belongs in that location. Maybe it is the shading or the blending, I don't know but something is throwing the illustration off a bit. If the execution had been little bit better it would have been a really good ad. Regardless of any of that it is an ad for a great cause, learn more about the day at www.worldaidsday.org.cream
December 1 was the 20th World AIDS Day and people around the word celebrated and commemorated the occasion. However, in Burma, HIV/AIDS activists and volunteers are being arrested and hunted down daily by the military authorities. Phyu Phyu Thin, a well-known HIV/AIDS activist and member of the National League for Democracy, who was active in the recent demonstrations, is now in hiding from the security forces while several youth members of the NLD who were working with her group of nationwide volunteers have either been arrested or are in hiding too. Speaking to The Irrawaddy by telephone from her hiding place on Friday, Phyu Phyu Thin said that since 2002 the volunteer group has taken care of more than 1,800 persons living with HIV/AIDS throughout the country. This year alone, they have taken in about 600 new persons living with HIV/AIDS. Of those, about 200 patients are now directly under their care, while another 40 patients are receiving antiretroviral (ARV) drugs from their g
Today is World's Aids Day, so I wanted to share a few songs that deals with this topic. This topic has always been a fascinating one for me to hear in song, because more so than others I think it allows the artists to deliver their intimate and personal views around sexuality, prejudice, exclusion, love, life, and death. I guess you could say singing about Aids allows the singer to show their
World AIDS Day:
By Sasha L. Lightbourne -
Nassau, Bahamas:
Today is World Aids Day and it is the focus of the National AIDS programme to make sure that all individuals know what their status is.
In a bold step to highlight the importance of the initiative, Minister of Health Dr. Hubert Minnis and newly appointed US Ambassador Ned Siegel got publicly tested at the AIDS office in Victoria Gardens yesterday.
Director of the National AIDS Programme Dr. Perry Gomez said the purpose of the public testing is to help encourage persons in the community to have their status known.
"Last year, we had a ‘Know Your Status’ Campaign encouraging the public at large to get tested and know whether you are HIV positive or not," said Dr. Gomez. "Its only if you know you status can something be done in a meaningful time to change the course of HIV infection."
Dr. Gomez explained that it is absolutely important for persons to get tested so that prevention and control of HIV can take place.
"We w
Today is World AIDS Day.Here are some links:World Vision Take a quiz to see how much you know about AIDS.World AIDS CampaignMore Light PresbyteriansPresbyterian AIDS Network Thanks to Monkey Muck for this story about his brother. A personal prayer in the midst of a church living with AIDS There are sisters and brothers in my community that are in desperate need of healing – healing from the ravages of HIV and AIDS.We don’t even know who they are.Some of them are us.Walls of silence keep us apart.Many are fearful to speak the name of HIV and AIDS. God, bring us all to a truly safe place filled with compassion and understanding. Bring us all to this place of safety;that the church may embody your spirit of protection and healing. What part do I play? Show me the way to make a difference.Guide my hands to hold the first hand. Open my heart to receive the first hug. Remind me that you have chosen me.I can help. God, awaken the spirit within me. The Spirit that is mine is yours. You
Today marks the 20th observance of World AIDS Day, an annual worldwide event established to increase awareness and education of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
In 2007, an estimated 33.2 million people were living with HIV worldwide. In North America, Western and Central Europe, the total number of people living with HIV is increasing, mainly due to [1]:
… the life-prolonging effects of antiretroviral therapy and an increase in the number of new HIV diagnoses in Western Europe since 2002, combined with a relatively stable number of new HIV infections each year in North America.
With widespread access to effective antiretroviral treatment, only 32,000 people died of AIDS in these regions in 2007. In contrast, in Asia, approximately 300,000 people died from AIDS-related illnesses in 2007.
The United States is one of the countries with the largest number of HIV infections in the world. In the U.S., an estimated 1 million people w
Since WHO staged the first World AIDS Day in 1988, many things have changed. Yet as we know, a vaccine or a cure is still out of sight and much is needed to be done for prevention and in care. Today, HIV is concentrated in the sub Saharan Africa with about two thirds of people living with HIV and three quarters of the total deaths. More emphasis is to be given in the prevention of mother to child
This year's World AIDS Day celebrates the leaders and communities worldwide who are setting examples, taking initiatives and helping the world to keep its promise to act on AIDS. This year, World AIDS Day focuses on "leadership", the theme set by the World AIDS Campaign under the five-year slogan “Stop AIDS, Keep the Promise”.To know more about World AIDS Day and its campaing visit the UNAIDS website. The 2007 AIDS Epidemic Update can be read here
December 1, 2007 is World AIDS Day. Last year I wrote a short post summarizing an MSNBC article about how AIDS has changed America and you can find that post here.
Over the past two and a half decades AIDS has transformed from a strange and unknown disease associated with gay men into a global pandemic whose effects have reached into all levels of society.
The problem is that we still don’t know how to fight it. We can’t stop HIV. Sure, we seem to have had success in delaying the onset of AIDS in HIV Positive patients (i.e. Magic Johnson), but that requires a very expensive cocktail of anti-viral medication. We know that HIV is not a death sentence, but the majority of people who test positive do not have the resources to get this sort of treatment.
At this point, the most effective weapon in the fight against AIDS is information. That’s what World AIDS Day is all about — raising awareness about the disease and its prevention. Through another medical blog, I fo
Today ( December 1st ) is World AIDS Day. Lets join our hands to raise awareness about AIDS.How AIDS spread?By an having sex with HIV infected person. Don't have sex with unknown persons. Use condoms.Through infected needles and syringes.Through infected blood transfusion. Test blood always before donating or receiving.By HIV-Infected woman to her child during birth.How does not AIDS spread?Here are some myths about AIDS.AIDS does not spread by hugging or holding or hand shaking.It does not spread by sneezing or coughing.It also does not spread by mosquito bites.Please don't spread/ froward AIDS hoax emails like 'aids spreaded by eating panipuri or at particular resturant'. etc...Treat HIV infected person equally. Lets build a 'AIDS Free World'.
This December 1, spare a thought for the estimated 33.2 million people around the world living with HIV/AIDS (95 per cent of them in the developing world). This year alone, some 2.5 million people will become newly infected with HIV (including countless children). The World AIDS Campaign's slogan in marking World AIDS Day is "Stop AIDS: Keep the Promise". Leadership is the theme for this year as a special plea towards governments and non-governmental organizations to provide the leadership needed to overcome ingrained resistance to strategies that have proven effective in preventing the spread of AIDS including condom distribution and providing retroviral drugs to prevent the transfer of HIV from mothers to their unborn children.
Despite numerous promises from industrialized nations to provide low-cost generic medications to combat AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, they have routinely failed to deliver. Sadly, it does not appear to be a political priority as new causes crowd out old
World AIDS Day was first observed on December 1, 1988 as a result of an international summit of health ministers. The summit called for a "new spirit of social tolerance and a greater exchange of information on HIV/AIDS.” World AIDS Day is observed annually on December 1. The day serves to strengthen the global effort to face the challenges of the AIDS pandemic, which continues to spread in all regions of the world.It is a time to renew focus on: prevention educationcare for persons with AIDSremembering those who have died of AIDSprayer for those infected and affected by the virusadvocacy for continued efforts to fight HIV/AIDS around the world Help raise HIV/AIDS awareness on World AIDS Day and throughout the year. Ideas for your congregation include: Schedule
this may sound like i am "bitching," and maybe i am, but i am not impressed with all the churches lighting candles for "world aids day." i find it insulting and all in the game of religious politics. what i have been able to gleam from all this is that denominations get a little press; religious leaders can look a bit more "jesus-like;" photo ops are posted on denominational news sites so the followers can say how impressed they are of their leaders; articles pour into the news services; but mostly i think those people get a kick out of hearing themselves speak.
if aids were truly an issue for the different churches making bold proclamations why are they not making them when the camera are facing the other way? why is this only "big news" when they can smile, have their picture taken and can say, "look at what we're doing - we truly care about aids people." where were they when my friend was in the hospital with aids and i was almost fired from the church because i hugged him and h
I Rise "Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave.I riseI riseI rise." ~Maya Angelou Acrylic on Wooden BlockSize: 4 X 6 in 10 X 15 cm Today is World AIDS Day. I'm taking a moment to remember those worst hit by this tragedy. AIDS can strike everywhere, but it is especially the mothers and grandmothers of Africa that I'm thinking of tonight. This little painting is acrylic on wooden block; your painting arrives signed and ready to hang. The sides are painted black so no framing is needed. To bid on my work or Buy It Now, check out my eBay Store
World AIDS Day: "Voices of Hope", FULL STREAMING VIDEO, This film depicts the impact of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Emergency Plan/PEPFAR) -- a five year, $15 billion, multifaceted approach to combating HIV/AIDS in more than 120 countries around the world. PDF of PosterAs President Bush has said: "This effort is succeeding because America is providing resources and Africans are providing leadership. Local health officials set the strategy and we're supporting them." In partnership with the people of host nations, the Emergency Plan is supporting them in meeting the needs of their nations in a way that is (1) successful and (2) sustainable. This success and sustainability are bringing new hope for the future.Statement on World AIDS Day, Secretary Condoleezza Rice, Dead Sea, Jordan, December 1, 2006On this World AIDS Day, we mourn the more than 25 million people who have died from AIDS in our world, and we remember the over 39 million people who are currently l
Today is World AIDS Day, a day that is to bring attention to the AIDS crisis around the world.
I will start by directing you over to Waving or Drowning? Mike Todd is one of the best bloggers out there writing about AIDS and specifically Africa. He is passionate and knowledgeable, and is a must read if you are interested in these topics. I am continually amazed at his resolve and motivation to continue to push the issue.
There is no question that AIDS is a major problem in this world. Yet it is something that can be dealt with and addressed if people are willing. While I do not think that money solves everything, it can have a major impact on solving the AIDS crisis. A relatively minimal investment could lead to significant change.
Of course, there are many ways to prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS. Money for vaccinations, education about the disease, access to condoms, etc. Some people are unwilling to do some of these things. Some people let their feelings of moral sup
Taking a break from photographic posts for one day is not such a bad thing. I can also draw. Many people do not know that I lost my father to AIDS and this drawing is an homage to him and gay people from all walks of life. It also developed into a piece about the hatred and shame homosexuals endure from a homophobic society. We have come a long way since I drew this piece about 15 years ago but much more is needed.
December 1st is World Aids Day. This year also marks the 25th year of the Aids pandemic around the world.
I thought I'd do a throwback to possibly one of the best and most poignant soundtrack songs ever, Bruce Springsteen's "Streets of Philadelphia" off the movie Philadelphia staring Tom Hanks as a man living with Aids and Denzel Washington as the homophobic attorney who defends him against the
Today is World AIDS Day. Visit The World AIDS Day Site to learn more about what can be done to fight this insidious disease. We all know how to protect ourselves in the sexual realm and know to stay away from IV drug use and the like, so rather than give some preachy sounding lecture or put all kinds of statistics out there, I'm going to be quiet and allow for some reflection time. Just reflect on the disease and how it affects every single one of us, whether you're infected or know someone who is or are just saddened by the images of and pathos surrounding it.And to the people close to me who've died at the hands of the HIV and AIDS--my godfather, one of my uncles, a childhood friend, and most recently one of my tap teachers--may you all rest in peace. And my prayers are going out to the souls of those who have died, the people left dealing with the aftermath, the survivors, the family members, and people like me--supporters of a cure. With time, patience, prayer, and science we ma
I nearly forgot about this. I am actually quite embarrassed to say that, but I almost forgot.Now that I have remembered, I have dedicated a little section of Shutterview to World Aids Day (WAD). I am going to make reference to two sites that you should check out and read with regard to WAD.1. DATA is an amazing project, Debt, Aids, Trade, Africa (DATA) is an organisation that has only managed to do great things for Africa and the people of the world.2. The World Aids Day Website is a great read and has lots of information regarding many topics centred around HIV/Aids. Read it, now.Lastly I would like to implore every blogger who reads this to dedicate a section of their blog to WAD. A post, A comment, an image, a sidebar feature, a footer, anything. Just show the world that you are conscious of what is happening around you.Don't be a fool, wrap your tool. *Van Wilder
