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International News Ukraine Marks Global AIDS Remembrance DayMay 17, 2004 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information! On Sunday in Ukraine -- which has Europe's highest rate of HIV infection -- dozens of activists marked Global AIDS Remembrance Day by laying flowers at Kiev's Red Ribbon Monument. Other events -- including seminars, concerts, booklet distributions and a memorial quilt display -- commemorated the day across the nation. "Today, we're not only mourning our loved ones who died of the epidemic, but appeal to people for awareness that AIDS is not only a personal problem, it's the problem of the whole society," said Andriy Klepikov, Ukraine's director of the International HIV/AIDS Alliance. The UN estimates that HIV infection in the former Soviet republic may be as much as 10 times higher than the officially acknowledged level of 60,000 cases. Associated Press 05.16.04 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information!  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. Visit the CDC's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.
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