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World AIDS Day 2007

Bianca Marks

17/03/2008 9:33 am

Taking the lead on World AIDS Day

Here you will find a summary and photographs of some activites that took place on World AIDS Day, 2007 in Kenya.

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Kenyan AIDS Advocates Celebrate World AIDS Day in Style

By Elizaphan Ogechi

Since 1988, Kenyans have marked the 1st of December by raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic, caused by the spread of HIV infection.

Memorial services, speeches, testimonies, dances, exhibitions and forums usually characterise the events of this day. In 2007, however, there was more than just speeches and exhibitions. Amid an unceasing morning drizzle, Kenyan AIDS advocates in Nairobi, braved the rains to commemorate the day in style.

Kenya’s Political Leadership Commit on AIDS, TB and Malaria

By Elizaphan Ogechi

On 11 December 2007, as part of the World AIDS Day commemorative activities, civil society groups in Kenya held a truck procession targeting the headquarters of the three main political parties in the country. Representatives from civil society organisations (CSOs) responding to HIV and AIDS, TB and malaria visited the three political party secretariats.