NHM Health Focus: World AIDS Day

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NHM Chairman Louis Sullivan Marks World AIDS Day in Africa With US-led Delegation

December 1, 2003: World AIDS Day, founded by the World Health Organization in 1988, focuses global attention on the HIV/AIDS pandemic. At the United Nations General Assembly in June 2001, the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS was adopted. For more information about HIV/AIDS, we suggest the following resources:

from Access Excellence @ the National Health Museum

• AIDS / HIV Teaching and Learning Resources from Access Excellence @ the National Heath Museum
  Featured are ten, teacher-developed activities to help students learn about HIV/AIDS.
  
  
• AIDS / HIV News Features from the Access Excellence Archives:
  An archive of HIV/AIDS news stories dating back to December, 1994.

Resources from Government agencies and not-for-profit organizations from around the world committed to AIDS education, prevention, and treatment.

• HIV/AIDS Quiz: From UNICEF
  An interactive quiz produced by UNICEF to educate young people about HIV/AIDS
  
  
• What is AIDS? From KidsHealth.
  Explains what the disease is, what causes it, how people get it, and how to avoid it.
  
  
• NOVA Online: Surviving AIDS: From PBS.
  Interactive activities show how the human immune system works, while QuickTime video clips trace the progression of the AIDS virus. Also looks at the worldwide impact of the disease, as well as the researchers who are searching for a cure.
  
  
• UNAIDS: The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS
  Includes information on World Aids Day 2003, World AIDS Campaign 2002-2003 UNAIDS Report on the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic, UNAIDS Ambassadors, HIV/AIDS and human rights, HIV/AIDS and security, Young people and HIV/AIDS, UN Special Session on HIV/AIDS, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria.
  
  
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention
  Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention
  Provides information on basic science, prevention and vaccine research, prevention tools, current testing and treatments, current statistics, brochures, fact sheets and FAQs, including a section on hoaxes and rumors.
  
  
• The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
  Includes an overview, information on the principles, NGO's and Civil Society, Private Sector, Contributions, FAQs, and a newsletter. Also covers the issues of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria.
  
  
• National Institutes of Health: World AIDS Day
  Provides information on the diverse array of HIV/AIDS research activities being sponsored by NIH.
  
  
• International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
  Includes information on the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the need for a vaccine, vaccine science, iavi research, AIDS vaccine news.
  
  
• Stop Global AIDS:
  Provides information vital to the campaign against global AIDS, facts, success stories, a calendar of events, and press releases.
  
  
• http://www.aidstrust.org/html/about.html
  Includes information on a non-governmental organization (NGO) focused on HIV/AIDS.
  
  
• Health Action AIDS: A Physicians for Human Rights Project
  in coordination with Partners in Health Global AIDS Action Quilt Campaign for Health Professionals. PHR is organizing an AIDS advocacy quilt to create a symbolic visual display of health professionals' call to action.
  
  
• National AIDS Trust UK: World AIDS Day
  Search this site for World AIDS Day events in your locale.
  
  
• Global Health Council
  Maintains a Council News archive of AIDS stories dating back to April 1, 1999 and has links to 117 other resources for HIV/AIDS.