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    WORLD AIDS DAY CAMPAIGN 2009-

    TURKEY

    HIV/AIDS AWARENESS

    PRE-CAMPAIGN NEWSLETTER

    NOVEMBER 1, 2010 IPSF PUBLIC HEALTH EDITION

    WORLD AIDS DAY 2010STOP AIDS MAKE THE PROMISE

    Forthe22nd+me,WorldAIDSDaywillbeheldon1stDecember2010.The

    WorldHealthOrganiza+on,WHO,dedicatedthisdaytoraisingawarenessof

    HIVandAIDSin1987andthefirstWorldAIDSDaywasheldin1988.

    International

    Pharmaceutical

    Students Federation

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    Since1981morethan25millionpeoplehavediedofAIDS

    In2008,2.7millionpeopleworldwidewerenewlyinfected

    withHIV

    Inthesameyear,about2millionpeoplediedfromAIDS-relatedillnesses

    Worldwidethereareabout2.1millionchildrenlivingwith

    HIV,andatotalof33.4millionpeopleintotal.Outofthose,

    5.4millionyoungpeoplefrom15to24yearsoldareliving

    withHIV

    Thereisaboutonenewinfec+onevery10seconds

    InAfricathereareabout12millionorphanswholosttheirparentsduetoAIDS

    FACTS ON HIV AND AIDS

    Why do WE need to get involved?

    Weaspharmacystudentsandyoungpharmacists,are

    intheposi+onofbeinghealthcareproviderswhoare

    inprimarycontactwithourpa+ents.Wehavethe

    knowledgeofhowHIVandAIDSspreadsandwe

    knowtheimportanceofitspreven+on/therapies;

    hence,weareintheperfectposi+ontoprovide

    counselingandhelptoourpa+ents.Onlybysharing

    thisknowledgecanwereallyhelpotherpeople.

    Whenwespreadtheknowledgeamong

    people,wecandrawmoreandmore

    aen+ontotheeffectsofHIV.

    Thisnewsleeraimstoprovideyouwith

    someideasonhowtorunyourown

    campaign,howtospreadallthe

    knowledgeyouvegainedonthecondi+on

    andhowtoimprovethesitua+onregarding

    HIVandAIDS.

    Aswell,youcanfindideasforplanninga

    successfulcampaignandusefullinksattheend

    ofthisnewsleer.

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    Ideas for the Campaign

    Weartheredribbons,andmo+vateotherstodo

    thesame

    Sellthoseredribbonstoraisemoneywhichcould

    bespenttoyourna+onalAIDSfund

    Organiseaneventwhereallstudentswearredt-

    shirtsandmakeabighumanribbon

    Organiseacharityruninwhichstudentswear

    whiteT-shirtsandredribbons

    Organiseacondomexhibi+onattheuniversityhall

    todrawaen+ontothecampaign

    Askacondomcompanytodonatecondomsand

    givethemawaytothestudentstoinformthem

    aboutwaysthatHIVcanbetransmied

    Setupaninforma+ondeskwithmaterial-flyers,

    posters,guidelinesofHIVtreatmentinsidethe

    mallorotherpublicplaces

    InviteHIVposi+vepa+entstocometoyoufaculty

    tocarryoutaworkshopaboutHIV

    o StudentscanlearnaboutHIVfromthe

    pa+entspointofview

    Collaboratewithotherlocalorna+onalhealth

    organiza+ons

    Organizeafundraiserforlocal/na+onal/interna+onalHIV/AIDSorganiza+ons

    o Forexample,theLileTravellersHIV/AIDS

    Ini+a+ve(hp://www.liletravellers.net/)

    STIGMATIZATION does not

    help anybody.

    Awareness does.

    WORLD AIDS DAY 2009-

    TAIWANLeft: World AIDS Day 2009-

    Taiwan

    Below: World AIDS Day

    2009- Spain

    http://www.littletravellers.net/http://www.littletravellers.net/http://www.littletravellers.net/
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    Last but not least...

    TheWorldAIDSDayisonthe1stofDecember,butifyoudonthavethe

    chancetoorganizeacampaignonthatday,youcans+llhaveac+vi+esonother

    daysaroundtheyear.AIDSisnotadiseasewhichshouldbeforgoenduringthe

    othermonths,sospreadawarenesswheneveritispossible!!!

    Usefullinksthatcanhelpyoubyorganizingyourcampaign

    www.who.int/hiv/en/ www.ipsf.org/HIV_AIDS.php

    www.unaids.org

    www.worldaidsday.org

    www.icw.org

    www.plusve.org

    Wheneveryouholdacampaign,makesurethatyouwriteanac+vityreportand

    shareyourexperiencewithotherIPSFmembers!

    Wheneveryoucometothepointwhereyouneedmoreinforma+on,ideasor

    resources,pleasecontact:

    SharonLeung,[email protected]

    JohannaWalz,HIV/[email protected]

    Goodluckwithyourcampaigns!

    WORLD AIDS DAY

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    mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.plusve.org/http://www.plusve.org/http://www.icw.org/http://www.icw.org/http://www.worldaidsday.org/http://www.worldaidsday.org/http://www.unaids.org/http://www.unaids.org/http://www.ipsf.org/HIV_AIDS.phphttp://www.ipsf.org/HIV_AIDS.phphttp://www.who.int/hiv/en/http://www.who.int/hiv/en/