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December 1 is World AIDS Day.
Take a minute to act on behalf of the nearly 40 million people living with HIV/AIDS half of whom are women.
Women are bearing more and more of the burden of HIV/AIDS.
In the hardest hit region Sub-Saharan Africa women make up 57 percent of the HIV-positive population. Here in the United States, more and more women are contracting HIV each year. African-American women are hit hardest, accounting for more than 70 percent of all new infections in U.S. women.
So what is our government doing about this?
Unfortunately, not enough. In the face of this crisis, our country should be doing everything in our power to fight the epidemic, both at home and abroad. In 1994, 179 nations, including the United States, came together in Cairo to respond to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The Cairo Consensus committed them to increasing access to sexuality education, reproductive health care, and treatment. But 10 years later, new challenges and politics have compromised the power and energy of that historic meeting, slowing or stopping progress
Act now to reaffirm that Americans believe in this goal along with increasing access to family planning, empowering women, and working for a sustainable, clean environment.
Get Involved Today:
1. Join thousands of Americans in signing the petition
2.Gather signatures from others. Once you've signed the petition, don't forget to use our tell a friend feature at the bottom of the page. Or print out a copy of the petition and ask people to sign it.
Women around the world need us to make a difference.
Take a minute to act on behalf of the nearly 40 million people living with HIV/AIDS half of whom are women.
Women are bearing more and more of the burden of HIV/AIDS.
In the hardest hit region Sub-Saharan Africa women make up 57 percent of the HIV-positive population. Here in the United States, more and more women are contracting HIV each year. African-American women are hit hardest, accounting for more than 70 percent of all new infections in U.S. women.
So what is our government doing about this?
Unfortunately, not enough. In the face of this crisis, our country should be doing everything in our power to fight the epidemic, both at home and abroad. In 1994, 179 nations, including the United States, came together in Cairo to respond to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The Cairo Consensus committed them to increasing access to sexuality education, reproductive health care, and treatment. But 10 years later, new challenges and politics have compromised the power and energy of that historic meeting, slowing or stopping progress
Act now to reaffirm that Americans believe in this goal along with increasing access to family planning, empowering women, and working for a sustainable, clean environment.
Get Involved Today:
1. Join thousands of Americans in signing the petition
2.Gather signatures from others. Once you've signed the petition, don't forget to use our tell a friend feature at the bottom of the page. Or print out a copy of the petition and ask people to sign it.
Women around the world need us to make a difference.