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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Thoughtful Thursday- World AIDS Day


World AIDS/HIV Awareness Day-December 1st, which was yesterday, but like other fellow bloggers I see no harm in talking about this after December 1st. I remember (way back) in High School when AIDS was something that was still thought of as "scary" to talk about. I remember vividly the group of people who came and spoke to us, those who had HIV, those who were fighting to stop it and to educate people about it. I think often times it's still thought of as something that helps else where, it doesn't happen where I live. The truth of the matter is it happens everywhere and it's still a HUGE problem. It robs children of their parents and robs parents of their children.

AIDS has killed more than 25 million people between 1981 and 2007, and an estimated 33.2 million people worldwide live with HIV as of 2007, making it one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history. Despite recent, improved access to antiretroviral treatment and care in many regions of the world, the AIDS epidemic claimed an estimated 2 million lives in 2007, of which about 270,000 were children (quoted from Wikipedia).


Be sure to visit World AIDS Campaign Site for more http://www.worldaidscampaign.org/

We can all make a difference in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Be sure to watch this STAND UNITED video from World AIDS Campaign-

3 comments:

  1. Great informative post. Thanks for educating others.

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  2. Thank you for this post. A reminder to us all that we still have a ways to go before this epidemic is under control...great links and video.

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  3. Thank you ladies! Today is a good day for us to remember that the fight is not over.

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