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To commemorate those who have lost their lives to the AIDS epidemic, Bienestar Human Services will conduct ?Unidos en Esperanza,? their annual memorial service. This year?s commemoration event will take place on Thursday December 1st, 2005 at Our Lady Queen of Angels Church located at 535 N. Main St. (Placita Olvera) from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Bienestar Human Services
www.bienestar.org
Why you should be concerned about the AIDS epidemic:
HIV and AIDS around the World
40 million people living with HIV worldwide (2.2 m children)
5 million people newly infected with HIV in 2004
700,000 people currently receive anti-HIV drugs in developing countries
90% of people living with HIV are in developing countries
HIV is increasing fastest in East Asia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Only 12% of people needing anti-HIV drugs in developing countries receive them
Anti-HIV drugs cost on average US0 per person per year
3 million people died of AIDS in 2003
Over 20 million total AIDS deaths to date
SOURCE: All international statistics are from UNAIDS, 2004
For more information about World AIDS Day, visit:
http://www.worldaidsday.org/index.asp
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