December 1, 2010

World Aids Day

Every 1st of December is World Aids Day. Today is the 1st and in conjunction with World Aids Day, celebrities out there in support are officially DEAD! Digitally dead at least XD until they raise US1mil for the 'Keep a Child Alive' charity.

The campaign is normally symbolised with a red ribbon.


This day is to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and to help stop the spread of HIV. So stop having random unprotected sex!

HIV is a virus which causes AIDS(a disease). Of the 33.3 million people living with HIV globally, 2.5 million are children under 15 years of age. An estimated 370,000 children were newly infected with HIV in 2009. Further, it is estimated that more than 1,000 children are newly infected with HIV every day. More than 90 percent of HIV infections in children result from mother-to-child-transmission, where the virus is passed from a mother living with HIV to her baby during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding.

There is NO cure for HIV infection. Early infant diagnosis is critical, however. When anti viral treatment is administered as early as possible in the course of infection, it can only help children living with HIV lead longer, healthier lives.


Watch the video below:






Fight HIV/AIDS, people!

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