#aids2016

[nyashaaghora]

When a person tests positive for HIV, it is not a test for the virus itself but for antibodies to the virus, and the test is not able to distinguish between HIV antibodies and a multitude of other antibodies. Many conditions can lead to a false positive result, including flu shots, hepatitis, and pregnancy. ~ Nate Mendel . . . . . . . . . . #UEqualsU #WorldAidsDay #1stDecember #aidsmemorialquilt #aidsfree #aidswalk #aidswalkatlanta #aidssupport #aidslifecycle2015 #aidswalkla #aidswalkhouston #aidscrew #aidsfundraiser #aidslifecycle2018 #aidswalkorlando #aidslifecycle2017 #aidscharity #aids2016 #aidsfund #aidsawarenessmonth #aidswalkphilly #aidsprojectlosangeles #aidsconference #aidsglobalchallenge #aidswalknewyork #aids2014 #aidsfreegeneration #aidslifecycle2016 #aidscrisis #KnowYourStatus

[collecti-vision-blog]

Photo outtakes from social media campaign that we produced in collaboration with USAID | Indonesia for World AIDS day.

Photo by: Gembong Nusantara & Nanang Sujana

[calvindewayne]

#knowyourstatus and PLEASE PRACTICE SAFE SEX @aidshelphouston #houston #houstontx #tx #aids #hiv #endaids #hivawareness #PrEP #AIDS2016 #NHTD #NIH #CDC #GetTested #SpeakOutHIV #DoingIt

[nadalahdal]

AU Campaign to End Child Marriage in Africa | The AU Campaign to End Child Marriage in Africa in collaboration with @FordFoun

AU Campaign to End Child Marriage in Africa | The AU Campaign to End Child Marriage in Africa in collaboration with @FordFoun

AU Campaign to End Child Marriage in Africa

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The AU Campaign to End Child Marriage in Africa in collaboration with @FordFoundation will be hosting a High Level Dialogue on the Linkages between child Marriage and HIV, on the margins of the 21st International @AIDSConference holding in Durban, South Africa @IASociety #AIDS2016

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[dlozlami]

Alfred Adams from #Swaziland CHAPS says there's been an increase in the uptake of male circumcision in SWD #AIDS2016 http://pic.twitter.com/6tdZGF6kvr

— Mantoe Phakathi (@MantoeP) July 18, 2016

via @Dloz_Lami June 04, 2017 at 12:54PM

[andritambunan]

This is a 3-min version to our 60 seconds social video that we produced to raise HIV/AIDS awareness for World AIDS Day. Eva is an inspiring individual living a healthy and productive life, who happens to be HIV-positive. She is fighting to stop stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS. World AIDS Day, December 1st, is the right time to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS in Indonesia and to stand up for anyone affected by HIV/AIDS

[collecti-vision-blog]

Collaborating with USAID | Indonesia, we produced an informational social video to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS in Indonesia for World AIDS Day 2016. Eva is an inspiring individual living a healthy and productive life, who happens to be HIV-positive. She is fighting to stop stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS. Get Tested. Know Your HIV Status. Get treated, and Get On with Your Life

[nadalahdal]

AU Campaign to End Child Marriage in Africa | All roads lead to Royal Hotel, Durban where the High-Level Dialogue on the Linka

AU Campaign to End Child Marriage in Africa | All roads lead to Royal Hotel, Durban where the High-Level Dialogue on the Linka

AU Campaign to End Child Marriage in Africa

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All roads lead to Royal Hotel, Durban where the High-Level Dialogue on the Linkage between Child Marriage and HIV hosted by @OurGirlsAU and @FordFoundation #EndChildMarriageNow #AIDS2016

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[andritambunan]

Recently, I produced and directed an informational social video to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS in Indonesia for World AIDS Day. Eva is an inspiring individual living a healthy and productive life, who happens to be HIV-positive. She is fighting to stop stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS. Get Tested. Know Your HIV Status. Get treated, and Get On with Your Life

[nadadeperfectas]

@GHannelius at Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Event! #nadadeperfectas style cover art. I'm so happy and proud of you! The best role model are you! ❤#GHannelius #Genevieve #Hanneliator #AIDS2016

[nadalahdal]

AU Campaign to End Child Marriage in Africa | The Conference Themed - " Access Equity Rights Now" presents an opportunity to e

AU Campaign to End Child Marriage in Africa | The Conference Themed – ” Access Equity Rights Now” presents an opportunity to e

AU Campaign to End Child Marriage in Africa

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The Conference Themed – ” Access Equity Rights Now” presents an opportunity to establish a clear path toward guaranteeing that no one is left behind in the AIDS response including girls at risk of child marriage and those in marriages. #EndChildMarriageNow #AIDS2016 @AIDSConference @IASociety @GirlsNotBrides

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ZAMBIA

I have to share something really interesting that I learned about Star Wars, but let me first explain how I got to that point:

Around 300 AD, Bantu groups began migrating to the area that is now Zambia (pushing out or assimilating with the proto-Khoisan people already living there.)  Bantu refers to ethnic groups that speak Bantu languages - one of which is Swahili.  These groups expanded throughout central and southern Africa.

While reading about the Bantu people (this demonstrates what a nerd I am), I kept thinking of banthas - the large mammoth-like creatures ridden by the Sand People of Tatooine.

The Star Wars bantha was played by a poor elephant wearing a fur costume with fake horns!  These scenes were filmed in Death Valley, California so the poor girl kept getting hot and pulling off her costume.  Banthas are not remotely related to the Bantu people, but I kept picturing deserty Tatooine and furry elephants while reading about Zambia. 

Zambia, however, is not entirely covered with sand - it is considered tropical!  Even though it is completely landlocked, Zambia is one of the most water-rich countries in Africa.  And the elephants roam free without fur or fake horns (and there is only one sun in the sky.)

BASIC FACTS

Until its independence from the United Kingdom in 1964, Zambia used to be known as Northern Rhodesia.  The name Zambia is derived from the Zambezi River, which flows through the western part of the country and forms its southern border with neighboring Zimbabwe

Location: Southern Africa, east of Angola, south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Area - comparative: slightly larger than Texas

Flag description: green field with a panel of three vertical bands of red (hoist side), black, and orange below a soaring orange eagle, on the outer edge of the flag; green stands for the country's natural resources and vegetation, red symbolizes the struggle for freedom, black the people of Zambia, and orange the country's mineral wealth; the eagle represents the people's ability to rise above the nation's problems

National symbol(s): African fish eagle; national colors: green, red, black, orange

Climate: tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)

Terrain: mostly high plateau with some hills and mountains

Natural resources: copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower

Natural hazards: periodic drought; tropical storms (November to April)

Geography - note: landlocked; the Zambezi forms a natural riverine boundary with Zimbabwe; Lake Kariba on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border forms the world's largest reservoir by volume (180 cu km; 43 cu mi)

Ethnic groups: Bemba 21%, Tonga 13.6%, Chewa 7.4%, Lozi 5.7%, Nsenga 5.3%, Tumbuka 4.4%, Ngoni 4%, Lala 3.1%, Kaonde 2.9%, Namwanga 2.8%, Lunda (north Western) 2.6%, Mambwe 2.5%, Luvale 2.2%, Lamba 2.1%, Ushi 1.9%, Lenje 1.6%, Bisa 1.6%, Mbunda 1.2%, other 13.8%, unspecified 0.4% (2010 est.)

Languages: Bembe 33.4%, Nyanja 14.7%, Tonga 11.4%, Lozi 5.5%, Chewa 4.5%, Nsenga 2.9%, Tumbuka 2.5%, Lunda (North Western) 1.9%, Kaonde 1.8%, Lala 1.8%, Lamba 1.8%, English (official) 1.7%, Luvale 1.5%, Mambwe 1.3%, Namwanga 1.2%, Lenje 1.1%, Bisa 1%, other 9.7%, unspecified 0.2%

note: Zambia is said to have over 70 languages, although many of these may be considered dialects; all of Zambia's major languages are members of the Bantu family (2010 est.)

Religions: Protestant 75.3%, Roman Catholic 20.2%, other 2.7% (includes Muslim Buddhist, Hindu, and Baha'i), none 1.8% (2010 est.)

Population: 15,066,266

note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2015 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 

12.37% (2014 est.) comparison to the world:  7

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 

1,150,400 (2014 est.) comparison to the world:  9

HIV/AIDS - deaths: 

18,900 (2014 est.) comparison to the world:  16

The 21st International AIDS Conference took place just last week in South Africa.  Much has been done to fight HIV and AIDS in the world, but as the numbers above indicate, there is still a lot of work to be done.

"The number of lives saved thanks to the HIV and AIDS response in this century is remarkable. But for the sake of the children and adolescents still affected, and for all future generations, we cannot mistake advancement for attainment. We must do more, and do it faster than ever. That's the only way to achieve an AIDS-free generation."  -- Anthony Lake, UNICEF Executive Director

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INTERESTING FACTS

The nearest ocean to Zambia is 600 miles away

Iron and Copper have been mined in Zambia for over 2000 years

Zambia is one of Africa's most urbanized countries, with over one third of Zambians live in urban areas; anything considered ‘rural’ is called ‘the bush’

One mushroom native to Zambia grows nearly a yard in diameter, making it the world's largest

Termite hills in Zambia often ‘grow’ to be as big as a cottage

Although the most famous stretches of River Zambezi are in Zambia and Zimbabwe, the river traverses a whopping six countries that include; Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique

The spray from the Victoria Falls makes the River Zambezi Rain Forest the only place that receives rainfall 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Ever heard of a moonbow?  Well, it is the rainbow formed by the reflection of moonlight on the water - at night, you will see the light from the moon forming a beautiful rainbow on the waters of the Victoria Waterfalls

During the months of September to December, thrill-seekers sit on the edge of the waterfalls at the naturally formed Devil's Swimming Pool (Seems way too thrilling to me)

The falls are one and a half times wider, and twice the height of the Niagara Falls

Measuring around 5,577 feet wide and between 262-304 feet high, the Victoria Falls are not the widest nor the tallest falls in the world, but by water volume they are the largest; it is estimated that roughly 600 million cubic liters of water hit the ground every minute

Although the most famous stretches of River Zambezi are in Zambia and Zimbabwe, the river traverses a whopping six countries that include; Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique

[nprglobalhealth]

A new tool that women can use to (secretly) protect themselves from HIV

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Last night at Ushaka Marine #ArtInAction #aids2016 #aidsconference2016 A warm welcome by the mayor

[nadalahdal]

AU Campaign to End Child Marriage in Africa | Emphasizing girls' enrollment in schools, employment, life skills,sexual and rep

AU Campaign to End Child Marriage in Africa | Emphasizing girls’ enrollment in schools, employment, life skills,sexual and rep

AU Campaign to End Child Marriage in Africa

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Emphasizing girls’ enrollment in schools, employment, life skills,sexual and reproductive health and rights and family planning services information to an already married girl, will help raise her awareness about HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. #EndChildMarriageNow #AIDS2016 @IASociety @AIDSConference @OurGirlsAU

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