InspiRED: World AIDS Day

Date Published: 12/07/2023

Rock band U2 turned Sphere (RED) for World AIDS Day to honor the more than tens of millions of lives saved by global HIV/AIDS programs and to remind the world that the fight to end this preventable disease is far from over.
The band resumed its shows at the new Las Vegas venue on last weekend. (Dear Reader, I’ll be sharing my experience after seeing the show!)
This message highlights the work of The ONE Campaign and (RED), as well as the 25 million lives saved from HIV/AIDS by the American people through PEPFAR, or the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
Established in 2003, PEPFAR is recognized around the world as one of the most successful public health programs in history, thanks to bipartisan political leadership and the support of the American people.
For all its progress, PEPFAR’s work is far from over. AIDS remains a global crisis, claiming a life every minute in 2022. More than 9 million people still miss out on life-saving treatment, including 660,000 children living with HIV.
But reauthorization of this program – historically a recipient of widespread bipartisan support – has been stalled in Congress.
On World AIDS Day, The ONE Campaign again called on Congress to protect the vital U.S. legacy of global health leadership by urgently passing a clean, five-year reauthorization of PEPFAR.
Read on: https://www.one.org/us/what-we-do
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Akasha Lin
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Photo + article inspo: ONE Campaign

InspiRED: World AIDS Day
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