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09/05/2012
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It will be broadcast in the U.S. and some European countries from the Mother's Day
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV / AIDS (UNAIDS) launched today (8) I believe the campaign, You Can Do It, with the aim of reducing contamination cases of illness among children by 2015 and ensure that mothers infected with HIV have quality of life. The campaign will run in the United States and some European countries from the Mother's Day. In Brazil, the release date has not yet been defined.
From the data of the program, each year about 390,000 people worldwide are infected and it is estimated that 42 000 women, who have the disease, eventually passing it on to their children during pregnancy or dying. According to UNAIDS, the contamination of children and maternal deaths related to AIDS in developed countries is practically zero.
In developing countries, however, according to UNAIDS, fewer women receive preventive care and treatment of HIV. In 2011, world leaders committed themselves to adopt a bold plan to combat the disease. According to UNAIDS, the plan is underway in several countries.
On the Internet, UNAIDS calls for all work with the campaign, sending messages and calling people's attention. The American artist Sujean Rim created a series of illustrations, which appear in women and children, to warn of the campaign.
The campaign has the support of several international nongovernmental organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), International Community of Women Living with HIV / AIDS, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Source: R7 News
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