On the occasion of the World AIDS Campaign 2007, UNAIDS Secretariat, the National AIDS Programme and their partners of the World AIDS Campaign Task Force (CIDA, UNODC, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNESCO, ENNAA, NAMRU-3, CHL) are organizing a youth camp in Menia Stadium on December 1^st from 9.00 am to 9 pm.

Since 1988, the World AIDS Day has been celebrated all around the world to raise awareness of an epidemic which has already killed 25 million people and stress the importance of a collective effort to respond to that.

This year, the World AIDS Day in Egypt will be organized around the slogan “Positive Life=Positive Actions in responding to HIV/AIDS” and will aim to:

• Tackle stigma and discrimination against people infected and affected by HIV and AIDS
• Raise the perception of risk among the general population through the promotion of the HOTLINE, the Volunteer Confidential Counseling and Testing Centers and the other HIV-related services offered by governmental and non-governmental institutions

The commemoration will start with a march to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS and promote the use of the HOTLINE on HIV/AIDS (0 800 700 8000). 500 youth will participate in the march and will then engage in 6 hours of training sessions on HIV/AIDS, entertainment and music all done by youth and for youth in the Menia stadium. The event will be closed by a live concert of with Haytham Saeid and the band Habayebna. Goodwill Ambassadors Khaled Abol Naga and Amr Waked will participate in the event.

Your participation and the coverage of the events would be of the utmost importance as general awareness of HIV/AIDS among the population is the core element in any effective response to the epidemic.

For further information kindly call Mr. Walid Mansour at +2010 660 9060

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