AIDS Advocacy Network (AAN)

Global AIDS Week of Action February 26 (Youth AIDS Day)-March 2, 2007 Our Future. Our Crisis. Fight Global AIDS. From February 26- March 2, 2007 thousands of students across the country will take part in the 2007 Global AIDS Week of Action presented by Physicians for Human Rights, Student Global AIDS Campaign, University Coalitions for Global Health and the American Medical Student Association. There has never been a greater need for the voice of health professionals to call attention to the speed in which HIV/AIDS has engulfed the developing world. With 8,200 deaths and 15,000 new infections each day, we need YOU to take action! Your chapter will join a community of thousands of students in a national week of education and action to fight the greatest health crisis of our generation. Campuses will be organizing their own events with help from regional and national AMSA, SGAC, UCGH and PHR leaders. Many schools are also working together to create meaningful regional events, particularly involving political leaders or community members. The Week of Action Topics include but are not limited to: Brain drain and the need for health system strengthening Treatment access-trade agreements and big pharma Comprehensive prevention, treatment, and care for IV drug users Gender disparities and microbicides International Monetary Fund and policy reform TB and Malaria

Here are some ideas to get you started... Show A Closer Walk Sell beaded red ribbons - made by HIV positive people in Africa, these are always a great fundraiser - or make your own cloth ribbons and send the money to a worthy AIDS charity! Use one of AMSA's AIDS issues powerpoints - choose from the Intro to the Epidemic, Drop the Debt, and Treat the People modules, with easy to follow texts and striking illustrations. Global AIDS Week of Action and Local Chapter Projects RESOURCES General Organizing Guide Health Care Workers Action Kit International Monetary Fund Action Kit Microbicides Action Kit Injection Drug Users Action Kit Treatment Access Action Kit Malaria Action Kit

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