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IRC Marks World AIDS Day 2007 |
30 Nov 2007 - December 1 is World AIDS Day and IRC programs all over the world are marking the day with awareness-raising campaigns about preventing the spread of HIV and supporting people living with the disease.
Facts
- Today 39.5 million people are living with HIV,
with 4.3 million newly infected last year alone.
- Of those living with the disease, almost half are women.
- And, more than ever, young people are also affected by HIV.
Find out why in our AIDS fact sheet [PDF]. IRC’s Approach
The IRC has been addressing HIV throughout the quarter-century of the epidemic. We work to prevent the spread of HIV and support the well-being of people in conflict zones who are living with the infection.
In all of our work, the IRC makes a special effort to engage and involve women and young people—and we help strengthen local communities’ ability to respond to HIV and AIDS. In addition to broad primary health programs in 21 countries, which include some HIV services, the IRC currently has HIV-specific programs in Afghanistan, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Liberia, Kenya, Pakistan, Sudan (including Darfur), Tanzania, Thailand and Uganda. Learn More
Fact Sheet: IRC Marks World AIDS Day 2007 [PDF]
Interview: Preventing HIV and AIDS in one of the world’s largest refugee camps
Video: The IRC Helps Combat AIDS in Kenya
More Resources: UNAIDS, World AIDS Campaign, AIDS Map
Image: UNAIDS
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A group of young people who work with the IRC to educate their peers about HIV/AIDS take part in the IRC's World AIDS Day commemoration in Sudan on December 1, 2006.
Photo: The IRC 
Rose Wahome is an IRC nurse midwife who works with refugees in Kenya. "We can help people change their behavior and this actually helps them avoid HIV," she says. "Once we reach out to people, sit down with them, give them facts and accurate information, they are open to change. This is what motivates me." Read an interview with Rose >
Photo: Dorothy Peprah/The IRC | |
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