World AIDS Day, observed 01 December each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. Every World Aids Day has a certain theme - this year's one is about "Getting to Zero". Backed by the United Nations, the "Getting to Zero" campaign will run until 2015.
The idea of the World Aids Day was conceived in August 1987 by
James W. Bunn and Thomas Netter, who were both working as information
officers for the Global Programme on AIDS at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. Bunn and Netter took their idea to the Director of the Global Programme on AIDS (now known as UNAIDS)
Dr. Jonathan Mann. He liked the concept, approved it, and agreed with
the recommendation that the first observance of World AIDS Day should be
01 Dec 1988.
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01 December 2011
01 December 2010
Today is World Aids Day - Universal Access and Human Rights
World AIDS Day, observed 01 December each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. Every World Aids Day has a certain theme - this years theme is Universal Access and Human Rights.
The idea of the World Aids Day was conceived in August 1987 by James W. Bunn and Thomas Netter, who were both working as information officers for the Global Programme on AIDS at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. Bunn and Netter took their idea to the Director of the Global Programme on AIDS (now known as UNAIDS) Dr. Jonathan Mann. He liked the concept, approved it, and agreed with the recommendation that the first observance of World AIDS Day should be 01 Dec 1988.
The idea of the World Aids Day was conceived in August 1987 by James W. Bunn and Thomas Netter, who were both working as information officers for the Global Programme on AIDS at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. Bunn and Netter took their idea to the Director of the Global Programme on AIDS (now known as UNAIDS) Dr. Jonathan Mann. He liked the concept, approved it, and agreed with the recommendation that the first observance of World AIDS Day should be 01 Dec 1988.
04 December 2009
Documentary - Kicking Out: Playing safe in Kenya
Kicking Out is an 18 min film looking at at how getting involved with sports and in particular football can help people and especially children, stay away from a lot of the struggles being poor in Kenya brings. The film looks at the use of sport to spread positive messages to help address the causes and problems of the HIV/AIDS crisis in Kenya.
Kicking Out from The SRK on Vimeo.
Photographed by Joe Cogan and edited by Tim Grabham and Suridh Hassan, the film was produced in association with Alive and Kicking and is dedicated to the memory of Jim Cogan OBE.
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