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Statement from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on World AIDS Day This World AIDS Day is particularly poignant because this year we have marked the 30th anniversary of the first reports of AIDS. Today, as we remember those we have lost, we also celebrate the progress we have made and look expectantly to the future. Together, we […]
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American Sign Language (ASL) – Medicare Basics … … This video in American Sign Language (ASL) provides an overview of Medicare, including Medicare Parts A, B, C & D. It also discusses Medicare-covered preventive services and the difference between the Medicare and Medicaid programs. ### * The above information is adapted from materials provided by USA […]
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UNODC helps female injecting drug users to fight HIV 1 December 2011 – World AIDS Day, commemorated today, is one of the most recognized international health days and a key opportunity to raise awareness and recognize victories in access to treatment and prevention services for those infected with HIV and AIDS. The theme for this […]
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Believe it. Do it. … … The public service announcement “Believe it. Do it.”, which was shown at the 2011 UN High Level Meeting on AIDS, helped launch a Global Plan that will make significant strides towards eliminating new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive. ### > United Nations (UN). […]
LASIK Surgery and its Risks … … The FDA developed this video to inform potential patients about the risks of LASIK. The video includes images of common visual problems that a LASIK patient may see. ### > The FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), an agency within the HHS (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services), protects […]
On World AIDS Day, UN officials say end to epidemic is within reach Isabel is a grandmother in Mozambique who cares for her 6 months old granddaughter whose mother died of an AIDS-related illness 1 December 2011 – As the world heads into the fourth decade of AIDS, it is finally in a position to end […]
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2011 World AIDS Day campaign. Be an activist! As we mark 30 years of AIDS, let’s be inspired by the early days of AIDS activism. AIDS has proven to be much more than an epidemic—it is a movement that has inspired people across the world. This movement is more important now than ever. The beginning […]
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HIV traps Asian households in vicious circle of joblessness, debt 01 December 2011 School enrollment, nutrition also suffer, new study says Bangkok —Households in Asia that include people living with HIV exhaust their savings and liquidate assets at a disproportionately high rate, often plunging into “irreversible poverty,” according to a new UN Development Programme (UNDP) study, released today. Catastrophic health […]
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On the occasion of World AIDS Day STATEMENT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY United Nations, New York, 1 December 2011 We commemorate World AIDS Day this year with hope and optimism. Thirty years since the first case of AIDS was reported, HIV has infected 64 million people from all […]
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2011 World AIDS Day Message Game changing year 1 December 2011 Michel Sidibe Executive Director of UNAIDS Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Never before in the history of AIDS have we reached a moment where we are able to stand up and say with conviction the end of AIDS is in sight. It has been […]
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