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Ministry of Education calls on students to get involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS

The Ministry of Education through its Health and Family Life Education Unit calls on schools to get involved in the fight against HIV/ AIDS.
With December 1st being celebrated as World Aids Day, the Ministry of Education is inviting all schools to participate in promoting activities that will bring greater awareness of issues on HIV/AIDS, so as to reduce the incidence of this disease, as well as the stigma and discrimination.

World AIDS Day, established by the World Health Organization in 1988, serves to focus global attention on the devastating impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Observance of this day provides an opportunity for governments, national AIDS programs, churches, community organizations and individuals to demonstrate the importance of the fight against HIV/AIDS.

With an estimated 39.4 million people worldwide living with HIV at the end of 2004, and more than 20 million people having died of AIDS since 1981, December 1st serves to remind everyone that action makes a difference in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Students and being encouraged to use their creativity in the fight against HIV/Aids by creating the following:

Jingles/ Rhymes
Songs (calypso, rap, extempo)
Slogans
Drama, Art, Poetry.

Schools are also being encouraged to participate in all of the HIV/AIDS related activating as well as the Community March on the 1st of December.

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Date Posted: 11/3/2006
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