The (Rat August's Eve), October 11, 1996, Washington, in memory of the victims of AIDS. of AIDS victims


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from October 11, 1996, a three-day mourning AIDS victims activities in the capital of the United States Washington held The event is sponsored by the U.S. National Ji Ling organizing, and get the support of many non-governmental organizations. the weekdays Yourenruzhi downtown Washington lawn is covered with a variety of colored cloth block. these about 2 m 1 m wide cloth embroidered with the names of AIDS victims, embroidered landscapes, flowers and other patterns as well as the words to express good wishes over 40,000 embroidered blocks, according to the victims time of the death has, in turn placed in about 6 hectares of lawn from the Washington Monument to the Capitol Hill between 11 day, there are more than 50,000 children visited the show organizers also distributed promotional materials, I hope the community from all walks of life to lend a helping hand to AIDS patients. recent days, tens of thousands of AIDS victims relatives, friends and colleagues gathered to pay tribute to the victims of the century disease "taking life they want people to be more attention to AIDS, and called on the Government to take effective measures to prevent the spread of AIDS. Department issued a communique said
According to UNAIDS joint program, the number of people suffering from AIDS-related deaths in 1996 is estimated at 1.5 million, which will enable full World AIDS death toll increased to 6.4 million new HIV infections in 1996 to more than 3 million people, of which 40% are children, in newly infected adults, the vast majority of young people under the age of 25, women about one of the 50%.
2000 International AIDS Conference held in Durban, South Africa. meeting revealed that AIDS has claimed the lives of 19 million, which is almost killed in the First World War the number of twice. around the world there are 34 million people living with HIV, the vast majority of them in the next few years will be to leave this world, 34 million, 25 million are in Africa.
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