Awareness about AIDS and HIV through the Amateur Radio.
According to UNAIDS estimates, there were 33 million people living with HIV in 2007, including 2 million children. In 2007 some 2.7 million people became newly infected with the virus and around 2 million people died of AIDS related illnesses.
Most people living with HIV are in developing countries; however HIV affects people in every country and poses a huge global challenge to humanity.
Started on 1st December 1988, World AIDS Day is about increasing awareness, improving education and reducing stigma and discrimination around HIV. World AIDS Day is an important reminder that HIV is still one of the leading caused of death globally and that there are many challenges still to overcome.
The special amateur radio station 4U1AIDS will operate from UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva from 1-7 December 2009 and will be broadcast all over the world via the amateur radio network.
We invite people to observe the World AIDS Day and demonstrate global HIV awareness.
International World Aids Day 2009 Amateur Radio Certificate
Those amateur radio stations which have a radio contacts with 4U1AIDS on any 3 amateur radio bands, will awarded a special commemorative certificate “World AIDS Day Award”.
Amateur radio stations that have radio contact with 4U1AIDS on 5 amateur radio bands will be awarded a special commemorative UNAIDS pennant.
Special QSL card
For each radio contact with 4U1AIDS a special QSL card will be sent.
QSL information
For further information, please get in contact with:
Andrey Fedorov
UNAIDS
20 Avenue Appia, CH-1211
Geneva 27
Switzerland
WEB sites:
Official UNAIDS WEB site: http://www.UNAIDS.org
Amateur Radio 4U1AIDS WEB site: http://www.DX-World.com/4u1aids/
