Socio-political activism to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS as well as to advance the effective treatment and care of people with AIDS (PWAs) has taken...
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National HIV Testing Day. For the AIDS Memorial Quilt's 25th anniversary in July 2012, comprising over 48,000 panels honoring 94,000 lives lost to AIDS, it...
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AIDS is caused by a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which originated in non-human primates in Central and West Africa. While various sub-groups of...
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Kiki (2016 film) (section HIV/AIDS activism in Kiki)
spread awareness about HIV and STI prevention, as shown in the film. One of the major reasons for including HIV/AIDS activism within the kiki scene and...
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his fellow founding members of TAG hoped for a new era to HIV/AIDS activism, and activism in general: one in which the government was not an enemy, but...
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Elizabeth Taylor (redirect from Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation)
celebrities to take part in HIV/AIDS activism. She co-founded the American Foundation for AIDS Research in 1985 and the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation in 1991...
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HIV/AIDS denialism is the belief, despite conclusive evidence to the contrary, that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) does not cause acquired immune...
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Elton John AIDS Foundation Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS activism HIV/AIDS activists HIV/AIDS global epidemic HIV/AIDS in North America...
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ACT UP (redirect from AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power)
those living with AIDS and those lost to HIV/AIDS complications. In 1994, the park was officially named Le Parc de l’Espoir and an AIDS memorial monument...
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HIV/AIDS research includes all medical research that attempts to prevent, treat, or cure HIV/AIDS, as well as fundamental research about the nature of...
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Estelle Getty (section HIV/AIDS activism)
notable members of the LGBT community, to have been heavily involved in HIV/AIDS activism and had lost close friends and family to the disease, among them her...
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caused by the spread of HIV infection and mourning those who have died of the disease. The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a life-threatening...
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How to Survive a Plague (redirect from How to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS)
at the start of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in New York City, the documentary follows a group of AIDS activists and founders of the AIDS group ACT UP, and follows...
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actively engaged in HIV/AIDS awareness for many years. Her commitment was primarily focused on raising awareness and fundraising for HIV/AIDS research. She...
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AIDS Bhedbhav Virodhi Andolan (ABVA; English: AIDS Anti-Discrimination Movement) was the first HIV/AIDS activist movement in India founded in 1988 in...
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Steve Letsike (category South African HIV/AIDS activists)
and politician. Well known for her AIDS activism through her leadership roles within the South African National AIDS Council, Letsike is also one of the...
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AmfAR (redirect from AmfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research)
organization dedicated to the support of AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment education, and the advocacy of AIDS-related public policy. amfAR is a tax-exempt...
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With an estimated 120,000 people living with HIV/AIDS, the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Colombia is consistent with the epidemic in much of Latin America as a...
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Will Clark (actor) (section HIV/AIDS activism)
together." Clark's HIV/AIDS activism-fundraising efforts began in 1997 when he volunteered with Stop AIDS Chicago and Aid for AIDS. A series of fundraisers...
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Rebecca Hensler (category American HIV/AIDS activists)
Rebecca Hensler (born 1968 or 1969) is an American atheism and HIV/AIDs activist. Hensler was born in the city of Los Angeles, and spent her childhood...
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Jill Nalder (category British HIV/AIDS activists)
is known for her career in theatre as well as her contributions to HIV/AIDS activism. She was the inspiration behind character Jill Baxter in the Channel...
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Peter Staley (category American HIV/AIDS activists)
is an American political activist, known primarily for his work in HIV/AIDS activism. As an early and influential member of ACT UP, New York, he founded...
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with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the pathogen that causes AIDS, including those who have died. AIDS is a pandemic. Since the beginning of the...
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The situation with the spread of HIV/AIDS in Russia is described by some researchers as an epidemic. The first cases of human immunodeficiency virus infection...
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HIV/AIDS in China can be traced to an initial outbreak of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) first recognized in 1989 among injecting drug users along...
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People With AIDS (PWA) means "person with HIV/AIDS", also sometimes phrased as Person Living with AIDS. It is a term of self-empowerment, adopted by those...
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Hydeia Broadbent (category People with HIV/AIDS)
American HIV/AIDS activist who advocated through appearances in national media and as a spokesperson for related foundations. Born with HIV, Broadbent...
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Michael S. Gottlieb (category HIV/AIDS researchers)
deficiency syndrome (AIDS) as a new disease, and for his HIV/AIDS research, HIV/AIDS activism, and philanthropic efforts associated with HIV/AIDS treatment. A...
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Many women have been infected with the HIV/AIDS virus. The majority of HIV/AIDS cases in women are directly influenced by high-risk sexual activities,...
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The Catholic Church is a major provider of medical care to HIV/AIDS patients. Much of its work takes place in developing countries, although it has also...
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