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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• International News
Message in a Bottle: Mandela Takes AIDS Awareness to Street Corners of South Africa
November 21, 2007 In a campaign timed to raise AIDS awareness ahead of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, a million messages enclosed in glass Coca-Cola bottles will be placed on street corners and in shopping malls, cinemas, and parks throughout Johannesburg, the city's Star newspaper reported. The message from Nelson Mandela, former South African president and anti-apartheid activist, reads: "Today, especially in Africa, AIDS is claiming as many lives as all the wars, famines and floods that have ravaged the continent. It is devastating families and communities, overwhelming and depleting health care services, and robbing schools of both students and teachers. This is not a disease anymore, it's a human rights issue." Mandela's note ends with an appeal for donations to his foundation's 46664 AIDS charity. South Africa has the world's largest HIV burden, with an estimated 5.4 million people living with the disease. Back to other news for November 2007 Deutsche Presse-Agentur 11.21.2007 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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