http://blog.aids.gov/2010/11/back-to-basics-using-aidsgov-resources-for-your-world-aids-day-event.html HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media. Mon, 20 May 2013 21:11:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blog.aids.gov/2010/11/back-to-basics-using-aidsgov-resources-for-your-world-aids-day-event.html#comment-930 Vanessa Skierkiewicz Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:20:14 +0000 http://production.aidsblog.icfi.com/?p=348#comment-930 According to UNAIDS estimates, there are now 33.4 million people living with HIV, including 2.1 million children. During 2008 some 2.7 million people became newly infected with the virus and an estimated 2 million people died from AIDS.1 Around half of all people who become infected with HIV do so before they are 25 and are killed by AIDS before they are 35.2
The vast majority of people with HIV and AIDS live in lower- and middle-income countries. But HIV today is a threat to men, women and children on all continents around the world.

]]> http://blog.aids.gov/2010/11/back-to-basics-using-aidsgov-resources-for-your-world-aids-day-event.html#comment-788 Dr Stephen Muketha Thu, 04 Nov 2010 06:31:51 +0000 http://production.aidsblog.icfi.com/?p=348#comment-788 Started on 1st December 1988, World AIDS Day is about raising money, increasing awareness, fighting prejudice and improving education. The World AIDS Day theme for 2010 is ‘Universal Access and Human Rights’. World AIDS Day is important in reminding people that HIV has not gone away, and that there are many things still to be done.
According to UNAIDS estimates, there are now 33.4 million people living with HIV, including 2.1 million children. During 2008 some 2.7 million people became newly infected with the virus and an estimated 2 million people died from AIDS.1 Around half of all people who become infected with HIV do so before they are 25 and are killed by AIDS before they are 35.2
The vast majority of people with HIV and AIDS live in lower- and middle-income countries. But HIV today is a threat to men, women and children on all continents around the world.
In Africa Kenya Inter-Religious Aids Consortium ( KIRAC) was proposed and formed in 2001 with a wide mandate to co- ordinate HIV and AIDS Prevention, Care and Education, FBO’s country top leadership meet and draw resolutions on Faith Based Communities engagement in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Kenya.
Top leadership of the faith community in Kenya met on 20th November 2003 at Karen. Nairobi under the umbrella of the Kenya Inter Religious AIDS consortium and came up with a number of resolutions as a show or commitment to jointly fight HIV/AIDS, KIRAC worked with FBOs on a campaign with the message “Be pure. Safe sex is never wrong.” And be faithful in your Marriage is a philanthropic foundation that hopes the campaign will change the perception of purity – that to remain pure, all it takes is protection. Several artists volunteered their talent for the project, creating art for T-shirts, print media, and animation.”
I’m very glad to be part of this selected group!!!
For more visit, http://www.kirac.or.ke

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