World AIDs day 1 Dec

international | miscellaneous | other press Wednesday December 01, 2004 12:41 by jon - n/a

maybe we should recognise the date..

* Every 6 seconds, a new person is infected with HIV
* Every 10 seconds, a person dies of HIV/AIDS

AIDS.ORG: World AIDS Day, December 1, 2004
KNOW THE FACTS ABOUT HIV/AIDS

WORLDWIDE

* 39.4 million people are living with HIV/AIDS
* 4.9 million people (2.4 million children) infected in 2004
* 50% of people living with HIV are women
* Young women/girls 2.5 times more likely to become infected than males
* 11 million young people are living with HIV/AIDS, ages 15-24
* 3.1 million men, women, & children died of AIDS in 2004
* 28.1 million people have died of AIDS since 1981
* Every 6 seconds, a new person is infected with HIV
* Every 10 seconds, a person dies of HIV/AIDS

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TAKE ACTION -- WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP
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LEARN - EDUCATE - DONATE - VOLUNTEER - PARTICIPATE

* Donate to AIDS.ORG or other nonprofit AIDS charities
* Educate Yourself - get the facts, get tested
* Educate Others - teach what you have learned to those close to you
* Protect yourself - Protect others
* Volunteer with an AIDS organization in your community
* Register for a local AIDS walk

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** PREVENTION STARTS WITH YOU - GET TESTED
** HELP AIDS.ORG - HELP OTHERS

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AIDS.ORG: Educating - Raising HIV Awareness - Building Community
a nonprofit AIDS education organization & project of Community Partners
http://www.aids.org