Stop AIDS: Keep the Promise Universal Access: Human Rights
In September 2000, at the United Nations Millennium Summit, world leaders agreed to a set of measurable goals for combating poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental, degradation and discrimination against women. These are the Millennium Development Goals.
One of these goals is to stop the spread of AIDS around the world by 2015.
Our leaders made this promise. It is now up to them and us to keep it.
At this moment-
- 33 million people around the world are living with HIV
- 1.1 million People in the U.S. are living with HIV
- Every 9-½ minutes another American is infected with HIV
- 23,363 people in N.C. are living with HIV/AIDS
- 1,344 people in Durham are living with HIV/AIDS
- 20% of them don’t know their status
- Half of them are under the age of 25
- Early Diagnosis and treatment means people with HIV can live healthy, active lives
On Tuesday, December 1, 2009 WORLD AID DAY DURHAM will be observed at the Hayti Heritage Center at 6:30 PM- 8:30 PM. The theme: Stop AIDS: Keep the Promise Universal Access: Human Rights. The public is invited to attend.
Food, Entertainment, Testimonials and more. Please bring a can food item to donate to the food bank. For more information contact: Randy Rogers 560-7675.
The program is sponsored by the WAD committee with support from the Durham County Health Department and many others. Program Partners include Alliance of AIDS Services-Carolina (AAS-C), Caare Inc., NC Dept. of Public Instruction, Duke Center for Community Research, Duke Center for AIDS Research (Duke CFAR), Duke University AIDS Research and Treatment Center (DART), Durham County Health Department Durham County Plain Talk Program, Project StraighTalk, Project STAND), Durham Faith Community on HIV/AIDS, El Centro Hispano, JĂłvenes Lideres en AcciĂłn, Lincoln Community Health Center (Early Intervention Clinic), LinCS2 Durham, North Carolina Central University (Project SAFE, Student Health and Counseling Services, Dept of Public Education, Partnership for a Healthy Durham, Piedmont HIV Health Care Consortium, Planned Parenthood of Central NC, Research Triangle Institute (RTI), UNC Center for AIDS Research (UNC CFAR), UNC AIDS Clinical Trial Unit (ISIS Project) .
Youth Acknowledgments
Drucilarettes, The EDGE, Girl Scout Troop 496, Gleaners M.E., JA Carter, Joven A Joven, Teens Against Consuming Tobacco (TACT), Teen Voices.
Special Acknowledgements
City and County Leaders, Cynthia Rogers, Dr. Sharon Elliot-Bynum PhD and Caare Inc., Duke CFAR, Emmanuel AME Church Youth Choir, Galen Rosser, Gary Wein, Hayti Heritage Center, Jamie Patterson, Lady Lyk Dance Team, Lynda Bell NPH, Nay Ung, Rev. Frederick Davis (1st Calvary Baptist Church), Savory Fare, V. Dianne Pledger, UNC CFAR, WAD Committee, Washington Duke Inn, Pharmaceuticals—Abbott Laboratories., Bristol- Myers Squibb Inc, Gilead Inc, GlaxoSmithKline, and Tibotec Therapeutics.
