One week. One voice

One week. One voice

The Global AIDS Week of Action from 20-26th May 2007 is an opportunity for activists around the world to stand together, generate political pressure and demand action from our leaders. The week starts with the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day on 20 May a Sunday when the world recognizes and remembers those who have died of AIDS.

AIDS kills 8000 people each day and 3 out of 4 HIV positive people still lack access to treatment. While women make up almost 50% of those living with HIV, current AIDS responses do not tackle the violation of women’s rights a key driver of the pandemic. In 2005 the world leaders made another landmark promise to developing and implementing a package for HIV prevention, treatment and care with the aim of coming as close as possible to the goal of universal access to treatment by 2010 for all those who need. The world needs to honour this ambitious promise to stop the needless deaths of women, men and children. Our governments have to set and meet ambitious targets for access to treatment as well as evidence-based prevention. Multinational drug companies must stop putting profits before people.

Join a groundswell of civil society voices from across the world during the week of 20-26 May to demand a stronger response, greater accountability and more resources in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

ActionAID International; Choike.org

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