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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Gay Marriage Ceremonies Help Raise AIDS Funds at Vienna's Life BallJune 18, 2001 The Life Ball, which has raised more than $2 million for AIDS charities in Austria since it was launched nine years ago, was held Saturday in Vienna. For the first time, the event this year raised money for projects organized by the Elton John AIDS Foundation in Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia and South Africa. "Ten years ago, we were horrified by official predictions that HIV might infect up to 12 million people by the year 2000. As I stand here today, that total is in fact 58 million, 22 million of whom have died. . . . AIDS is a disease of poverty; we need resources and we need them now," Elton John told a crowd of 20,000 at City Hall Square.
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Back to other CDC news for June 18, 2001 Agence France Presse 06.17.01; Anne Padieu This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. |
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