Today folks around the world are celebrating World AIDS Day 2007 the theme of World AIDS Day 2007 (December 1st) is “Leadership”. There is no better time than now for all leaders at all levels to recommit themselves to Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise! People have been participating in their own way all week and today is the culmination of those events.The stats are wild to say the least. As the latest report indicates, over 5700 people died each day from AIDS-related illnesses in 2007. Over 6800 people are still being infected with HIV daily, about 1200 of whom are children under 15 and about 2900 are women 15 years and older. The infection rates in young people ages 15-24 remain frighteningly high. We know these infections and these deaths are preventable and avoidable if promises by countries to scale up access to prevention, treatment, care and support for all are to be fulfilled by 2010. The reduced figures for the HIV epidemic and stabilization in some areas of rates of infection in fact make such universal access by 2010 more achievable. Be sure to visit The World AIDS Campaign official website to find out how to donate to the cause, support the cause in our area, and/or just to educate yourself on the AIDS epidemic in general. It’s not a game out here peoples. Being fabulous is being aware. And to stay the fabulous person you already are…it’s time to take action.
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