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Support World AIDS Day - Get Your Ribbon Today!

Pay £1 for a red ribbon to wear trainers on November 29th in support of Ms. O’Gorman running 12 marathons for NAT. Learn about HIV, AIDS, and how to show your support on December 1st. Visit Ms. Al-Hafidh in EW03 for more details.

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Support World AIDS Day - Get Your Ribbon Today!

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  1. Pay £1 to your tutor to buy a red ribbon and wear trainers on Thursday 29th November

  2. Wear your trainers and your ribbon in support of Ms O’Gorman who is running 12 marathons in 12 months to raise money for NAT

  3. Founded in 1988, World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day. Over 101,000 people are living with HIV in the UK. Globally, there are an estimated 36.7 million people who have the virus. World AIDS Day takes place on the 1st December each year. World AIDS Day is a chance to come together to raise awareness and support those living with HIV or AIDS . Despite the virus only being identified in 1984, more than 35 million people have died of HIV or AIDS, Each year in the UK around 5,000 people are diagnosed with HIV.

  4. AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is the most advanced stage of an HIV infection, when the immune system can no longer fight infections. Someone with AIDS has both HIV and at least one of a specific list of 'AIDS-defining' diseases, which include tuberculosis, pneumonia and some types of cancer. AIDS is life threatening, but if HIV is caught early and is treated, it will not lead to AIDS. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a virus which attacksthe immune system—the body's defence against diseases. HIV stays in the body for life, but treatment can keep the virus under control and the immune system healthy. Without medication people with HIV can develop AIDS.

  5. Facts HOW IS HIV PASSED ON? HIV can be passed on through infected semen, vaginal fluids, rectal secretions, blood or breast milk. • YOU CAN GET HIV FROM: • Vaginal or anal sex without a condom • Sharing injecting drug equipment • Oral sex • A woman can pass HIV onto her baby in the womb, during childbirthand from breastfeeding • YOU CAN’T GET HIV FROM: • Sex with someone who has HIV but is on treatment • Touching, hugging, shaking hands or sharing utensils • Kissing, spitting, biting, scratching or sharing saliva • Urine or faeces • Insect bites • Contact with a discarded needle

  6. World AIDS Day Show your support for World AIDS Day by paying £1 for your ribbon and to wear you trainers. All proceeds will go to the NAT who promote World AIDS Day – 1 December, 2018 Please see Ms Al-Hafidh in EW03 for further information You must pay to purchase a ribbon and wear your trainers

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