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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Stars Align in Campaign to Fight AIDS
October 3, 2006 An ad campaign timed to coincide with World AIDS Day on Dec. 1 will call attention to the epidemic in Africa in this, the 25th year since the first reports of the disease. A number of glossy national magazines are expected to run the ads, whose theme is "I Am African." Supermodel Iman lined up a host of celebrities -- including David Bowie, Elijah Wood, Alicia Keys and Sting -- to don African tribal paint for the ads, whose copy asks readers to donate funds to buy AIDS drugs for African patients. Back to other news for October 3, 2006 Chicago Sun Times 9.14.2006, Lewis Lazare 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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