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Media Advisory - World AIDS Day Commemoration |
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On the occasion of the World AIDS Campaign 2007, UNAIDS Secretariat, the National AIDS Programme and their partners of the World AIDS Campaign Task Force (CIDA, UNODC, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNESCO, ENNAA, NAMRU-3, CHL) are organizing a
youth camp in Menia Stadium on December 1st
from 9.00 am to 9 pm.
Since 1988, the World
AIDS Day has been celebrated all around the world to raise awareness
of an epidemic which has already killed 25 million people and stress
the importance of a collective effort to respond to that.
This year, the World
AIDS Day in Egypt will be organized around the slogan "Positive
Life=Positive Actions in responding to HIV/AIDS" and will aim to:
- Tackle stigma and discrimination
against people infected and affected by HIV and AIDS
- Raise the perception of risk
among the general population through the promotion of the HOTLINE, the
Volunteer Confidential Counseling and Testing Centers and the other
HIV-related services offered by governmental and non-governmental institutions
The commemoration will
start with a march to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS and promote the use
of the HOTLINE on HIV/AIDS (0 800 700 8000). 500 youth will participate
in the march and will then engage in 6 hours of training sessions on
HIV/AIDS, entertainment and music all done by youth and for youth in
the Menia stadium. The event will be closed by a live concert of with
Haytham Saeid and the band Habayebna. Goodwill Ambassadors Khaled Abol
Naga and Amr Waked will participate in the event.
Your participation and
the coverage of the events would be of the utmost importance as general
awareness of HIV/AIDS among the population is the core element in any
effective response to the epidemic.
For further information
kindly call Mr. Walid Mansour at +2010 660 9060
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