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Lady Gaga MAC Campaign 2011

13 December 2010 10:06

...her success in 2010 for her first Viva Glam campaign. Her first showing for MAC saw her team up with Cyndi Lauper for the MAC AIDS Fund. That campaign is said to be the most successful ever for the charity, which has raised over $190million (Â£120million) for...

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UK Charity Rides Out To Tackle Aids In Africa

1 December 2010 04:57

...Health is also using the motorbikes to transport blood samples in Lesotho. 'Mentor mother' Lefulesele Masokanye lost a baby to Aids The new courier services is helping to ensure that patients are diagnosed and given the appropriate medication within days....

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Lady Gaga 'Dies' On Twitter For Charity

29 November 2010 11:52

...recently became a mother, is encouraging other famous faces and non-celebs to get involved. "It just doesn't have to be just because you're a celebrity or something like that. It can be anybody." The vow of silence begins on World Aids Day on December 1....

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Kim Kardashian Plays Dead For Charity

29 November 2010 08:41

...of AIDS and raise money for Alicia Keys' Keep A Child Alive charity. Kim and co. will go offline on 1st December, World AIDS Day, and have vowed not to log in again until $1million US dollars (approx Â£640,000) has been raised. As ardent followers of these...

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30 November 2010 09:03

Pedestrians walk past red world aids day ribbons, displayed on the eve of World Aids Day, outside the World Health Organization (WHO) regional headquarters in Manila on November 30, 2010. The UN said on November 23 that the number of new cases of HIV/AIDS has dropped by about one-fifth over the past decade but millions of people are still missing out on major progress in prevention and treatment. About 33.3 million people worldwide were living with the HIV virus that causes AIDS at the end of last year -- about 100,000 less than in 2008.

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Pedestrians walk past red world aids day ribbons, displayed on the eve of World Aids Day, outside the World Health Organization (WHO) regional headquarters in Manila on November 30, 2010. The UN said on November 23 that the number of new cases of HIV/AIDS has dropped by about one-fifth over the past decade but millions of people are still missing out on major progress in prevention and treatment. About 33.3 million people worldwide were living with the HIV virus that causes AIDS at the end of last year -- about 100,000 less than in 2008.
An Afghan woman walks past HIV/AIDS awareness banners displayed outside the Ministry of Public Health in Kabul on World AIDS Day on December 1, 2010. The UN said on November 23 that the number of new cases of HIV/AIDS has dropped by about one-fifth over the past decade but millions of people are still missing out on major progress in prevention and treatment. About 33.3 million people worldwide were living with the HIV virus that causes AIDS at the end of last year -- about 100,000 less than in 2008.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: The London Eye turns (RED) on World AIDS Day to support an AIDS Free Generation by 2015 on December 1, 2010 in London England. More than 80 iconic landmarks across 13 countries will join (RED) to promote awareness of the ongoing fight against the AIDS epidemic, by turning red to mark World AIDS Day on December 1. www.joinred.com.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: The London Eye turns (RED) on World AIDS Day to support an AIDS Free Generation by 2015 on December 1, 2010 in London England. More than 80 iconic landmarks across 13 countries will join (RED) to promote awareness of the ongoing fight against the AIDS epidemic, by turning red to mark World AIDS Day on December 1. www.joinred.com.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: St Pauls Cathederal turns (RED) on World AIDS Day to support an AIDS Free Generation by 2015 on December 1, 2010 in London England. More than 80 iconic landmarks across 13 countries will join (RED) to promote awareness of the ongoing fight against the AIDS epidemic, by turning red to mark World AIDS Day on December 1. www.joinred.com.
Volunteers distribute AIDS leaflet to tourists at Kuta beach, Denpasar on the resort island of Bali on December 1, 2010 to mark World AIDS Day. The UN said earlier that the number of new cases of HIV/AIDS has dropped by about one-fifth over the past decade but millions of people are still missing out on major progress in prevention and treatment. About 33.3 million people worldwide were living with the HIV virus that causes AIDS at the end of last year -- about 100,000 less than in 2008.
Pedestrians walk past red world aids day ribbons, displayed on the eve of World Aids Day, outside the World Health Organization (WHO) regional headquarters in Manila on November 30, 2010. The UN said on November 23 that the number of new cases of HIV/AIDS has dropped by about one-fifth over the past decade but millions of people are still missing out on major progress in prevention and treatment. About 33.3 million people worldwide were living with the HIV virus that causes AIDS at the end of last year -- about 100,000 less than in 2008.
An Afghan woman walks past HIV/AIDS awareness banners displayed outside the Ministry of Public Health in Kabul on World AIDS Day on December 1, 2010. The UN said on November 23 that the number of new cases of HIV/AIDS has dropped by about one-fifth over the past decade but millions of people are still missing out on major progress in prevention and treatment. About 33.3 million people worldwide were living with the HIV virus that causes AIDS at the end of last year -- about 100,000 less than in 2008.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: Sienna Miller turns the London Eye (RED) on World AIDS Day to support an AIDS Free Generation by 2015 on December 1, 2010 in London England. More than 80 iconic landmarks across 13 countries will join (RED) to promote awareness of the ongoing fight against the AIDS epidemic, by turning red to mark World AIDS Day on December 1. www.joinred.com.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: Sienna Miller turns the London Eye (RED) on World AIDS Day to support an AIDS Free Generation by 2015 on December 1, 2010 in London England. More than 80 iconic landmarks across 13 countries will join (RED) to promote awareness of the ongoing fight against the AIDS epidemic, by turning red to mark World AIDS Day on December 1. www.joinred.com.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: St Pauls Cathederal turns (RED) on World AIDS Day to support an AIDS Free Generation by 2015 on December 1, 2010 in London England. More than 80 iconic landmarks across 13 countries will join (RED) to promote awareness of the ongoing fight against the AIDS epidemic, by turning red to mark World AIDS Day on December 1. www.joinred.com.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: St Pauls Cathederal turns (RED) on World AIDS Day to support an AIDS Free Generation by 2015 on December 1, 2010 in London England. More than 80 iconic landmarks across 13 countries will join (RED) to promote awareness of the ongoing fight against the AIDS epidemic, by turning red to mark World AIDS Day on December 1. www.joinred.com.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: Sienna Miller turns the London Eye (RED) on World AIDS Day to support an AIDS Free Generation by 2015 on December 1, 2010 in London England. More than 80 iconic landmarks across 13 countries will join (RED) to promote awareness of the ongoing fight against the AIDS epidemic, by turning red to mark World AIDS Day on December 1. www.joinred.com.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: The London Eye turns (RED) on World AIDS Day to support an AIDS Free Generation by 2015 on December 1, 2010 in London England. More than 80 iconic landmarks across 13 countries will join (RED) to promote awareness of the ongoing fight against the AIDS epidemic, by turning red to mark World AIDS Day on December 1. www.joinred.com.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: The London Eye turns (RED) on World AIDS Day to support an AIDS Free Generation by 2015 on December 1, 2010 in London England. More than 80 iconic landmarks across 13 countries will join (RED) to promote awareness of the ongoing fight against the AIDS epidemic, by turning red to mark World AIDS Day on December 1. www.joinred.com.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: The fountains at Trafalgar Square turn (RED) with Nelsons Column in the background on World AIDS Day to support an AIDS Free Generation by 2015 on December 1, 2010 in London England. More than 80 iconic landmarks across 13 countries will join (RED) to promote awareness of the ongoing fight against the AIDS epidemic, by turning red to mark World AIDS Day on December 1. www.joinred.com.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: The fountains at Trafalgar Square turn (RED) on World AIDS Day to support an AIDS Free Generation by 2015 on December 1, 2010 in London England. More than 80 iconic landmarks across 13 countries will join (RED) to promote awareness of the ongoing fight against the AIDS epidemic, by turning red to mark World AIDS Day on December 1. www.joinred.com.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: St Pauls Cathederal turns (RED) on World AIDS Day to support an AIDS Free Generation by 2015 on December 1, 2010 in London England. More than 80 iconic landmarks across 13 countries will join (RED) to promote awareness of the ongoing fight against the AIDS epidemic, by turning red to mark World AIDS Day on December 1. www.joinred.com.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: The London Eye turns (RED) on World AIDS Day to support an AIDS Free Generation by 2015 on December 1, 2010 in London, England. More than 80 iconic landmarks across 13 countries will join (RED) to promote awareness of the ongoing fight against the AIDS epidemic, by turning red to mark World AIDS Day on December 1.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: The London Eye turns (RED) on World AIDS Day to support an AIDS Free Generation by 2015 on December 1, 2010 in London, England. More than 80 iconic landmarks across 13 countries will join (RED) to promote awareness of the ongoing fight against the AIDS epidemic, by turning red to mark World AIDS Day on December 1.
Volunteers distribute AIDS leaflet to tourists at Kuta beach, Denpasar on the resort island of Bali on December 1, 2010 to mark World AIDS Day. The UN said earlier that the number of new cases of HIV/AIDS has dropped by about one-fifth over the past decade but millions of people are still missing out on major progress in prevention and treatment. About 33.3 million people worldwide were living with the HIV virus that causes AIDS at the end of last year -- about 100,000 less than in 2008.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: St Pauls Cathederal turns (RED) on World AIDS Day to support an AIDS Free Generation by 2015 on December 1, 2010 in London England. More than 80 iconic landmarks across 13 countries will join (RED) to promote awareness of the ongoing fight against the AIDS epidemic, by turning red to mark World AIDS Day on December 1. www.joinred.com.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - DECEMBER 01: Sister Mary Timothy Simplicity of The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence cries as the names of AIDS victims are read during an AIDS Day memorial service at the National AIDS Memorial Grove on December 1, 2010 in San Francisco, California. World AIDS Day was observed around the globe today.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - DECEMBER 01: Sister Mary Timothy Simplicity (L) and Sister Jezabelle of the of Enraptured Sling of The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence embrace as the names of AIDS victims are read during an AIDS Day memorial service at the National AIDS Memorial Grove on December 1, 2010 in San Francisco, California. World AIDS Day was observed around the globe today.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - DECEMBER 01: Sister Mary Timothy Simplicity of The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence fights back tears as the names of AIDS victims are read during an AIDS Day memorial service at the National AIDS Memorial Grove on December 1, 2010 in San Francisco, California. World AIDS Day was observed around the globe today.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: The London Eye turns (RED) on World AIDS Day to support an AIDS Free Generation by 2015 on December 1, 2010 in London England. More than 80 iconic landmarks across 13 countries will join (RED) to promote awareness of the ongoing fight against the AIDS epidemic, by turning red to mark World AIDS Day on December 1. www.joinred.com.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: St Pauls Cathederal turns (RED) on World AIDS Day to support an AIDS Free Generation by 2015 on December 1, 2010 in London England. More than 80 iconic landmarks across 13 countries will join (RED) to promote awareness of the ongoing fight against the AIDS epidemic, by turning red to mark World AIDS Day on December 1. www.joinred.com.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: The London Eye turns (RED) on World AIDS Day to support an AIDS Free Generation by 2015 on December 1, 2010 in London, England. More than 80 iconic landmarks across 13 countries will join (RED) to promote awareness of the ongoing fight against the AIDS epidemic, by turning red to mark World AIDS Day on December 1.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: Sienna Miller turns the London Eye (RED) on World AIDS Day to support an AIDS Free Generation by 2015 on December 1, 2010 in London England. More than 80 iconic landmarks across 13 countries will join (RED) to promote awareness of the ongoing fight against the AIDS epidemic, by turning red to mark World AIDS Day on December 1. www.joinred.com.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: St Pauls Cathederal turns (RED) on World AIDS Day to support an AIDS Free Generation by 2015 on December 1, 2010 in London England. More than 80 iconic landmarks across 13 countries will join (RED) to promote awareness of the ongoing fight against the AIDS epidemic, by turning red to mark World AIDS Day on December 1. www.joinred.com.
Pedestrians walk past red world aids day ribbons, displayed on the eve of World Aids Day, outside the World Health Organization (WHO) regional headquarters in Manila on November 30, 2010. The UN said on November 23 that the number of new cases of HIV/AIDS has dropped by about one-fifth over the past decade but millions of people are still missing out on major progress in prevention and treatment. About 33.3 million people worldwide were living with the HIV virus that causes AIDS at the end of last year -- about 100,000 less than in 2008.
Red Ribbon HIV/AIDS awareness banners and leaflets are seen during a press conference at the Ministry of Public Health in Kabul on World AIDS Day on December 1, 2010. The UN said on November 23 that the number of new cases of HIV/AIDS has dropped by about one-fifth over the past decade but millions of people are still missing out on major progress in prevention and treatment. About 33.3 million people worldwide were living with the HIV virus that causes AIDS at the end of last year -- about 100,000 less than in 2008.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: The London Eye turns (RED) on World AIDS Day to support an AIDS Free Generation by 2015 on December 1, 2010 in London England. More than 80 iconic landmarks across 13 countries will join (RED) to promote awareness of the ongoing fight against the AIDS epidemic, by turning red to mark World AIDS Day on December 1. www.joinred.com.
Red Ribbon HIV/AIDS awareness banners and leaflets are seen during a press conference at the Ministry of Public Health in Kabul on World AIDS Day on December 1, 2010. The UN said on November 23 that the number of new cases of HIV/AIDS has dropped by about one-fifth over the past decade but millions of people are still missing out on major progress in prevention and treatment. About 33.3 million people worldwide were living with the HIV virus that causes AIDS at the end of last year -- about 100,000 less than in 2008.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: Sienna Miller turns the London Eye (RED) on World AIDS Day to support an AIDS Free Generation by 2015 on December 1, 2010 in London England. More than 80 iconic landmarks across 13 countries will join (RED) to promote awareness of the ongoing fight against the AIDS epidemic, by turning red to mark World AIDS Day on December 1. www.joinred.com.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: St Pauls Cathederal turns (RED) on World AIDS Day to support an AIDS Free Generation by 2015 on December 1, 2010 in London England. More than 80 iconic landmarks across 13 countries will join (RED) to promote awareness of the ongoing fight against the AIDS epidemic, by turning red to mark World AIDS Day on December 1. www.joinred.com.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: The London Eye turns (RED) on World AIDS Day to support an AIDS Free Generation by 2015 on December 1, 2010 in London, England. More than 80 iconic landmarks across 13 countries will join (RED) to promote awareness of the ongoing fight against the AIDS epidemic, by turning red to mark World AIDS Day on December 1.
BERLIN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 01: Actress Barbara Schoene (L) collects a donation from a passenger in a commuter train during a World AIDS day rally on December 1, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. World AIDS Day, observed December 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection.
Actress Barbara Schoene (R) and actress Roswitha Voelz (2nd-R) pose with activists sister Daphne (2nd-L) and Heinrich (L) at a commuter train during a World AIDS day rally on December 1, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. World AIDS Day, observed December 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection.
BERLIN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 01: Actress Barbara Schoene (L) collects a donation from a train driver in a commuter train during a World AIDS day rally on December 1, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. World AIDS Day, observed December 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection.
BERLIN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 01: Actress Barbara Schoene (2nd-R) and actress Roswitha Voelz (C) pose with activists sister Dominique (R), sister Daphne (2nd-L) and Heinrich (L) at a commuter train during a World AIDS day rally on December 1, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. World AIDS Day, observed December 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection.
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 01: Taalibah Ines kisses a coffin as she places a rose on top of it while joining a group of AIDS activists marking World AIDS Day by holding a funeral in front of the White House December 1, 2010 in Washington, DC. World AIDS day remembers the 1.8 million people who have died globally in the past year, and urges world governments to increase funding for AIDS treatment and research.
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 01: Taalibah Ines kisses a coffin as she places a rose on top of it while joining a group of AIDS activists marking World AIDS Day by holding a funeral in front of the White House December 1, 2010 in Washington, DC. World AIDS day remembers the 1.8 million people who have died globally in the past year, and urges world governments to increase funding for AIDS treatment and research.
BERLIN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 01: Actress Barbara Schoene (2nd-R) and actress Roswitha Voelz (C) pose with activists sister Dominique (R), sister Daphne (2nd-L) and Heinrich (L) at a commuter train during a World AIDS day rally on December 1, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. World AIDS Day, observed December 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection.
BERLIN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 01: Actress Barbara Schoene (C) poses with activists sister Daphne (L) and sister Dominique (R) at a commuter train during a World AIDS day rally on December 1, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. World AIDS Day, observed December 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection.
BERLIN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 01: Actress Barbara Schoene (2nd-R) and actress Roswitha Voelz (C) pose with activists sister Dominique (R), sister Daphne (2nd-L) and Heinrich (L) at a commuter train during a World AIDS day rally on December 1, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. World AIDS Day, observed December 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection.
Six-year-old Joan walks inside the tiny rented room that she and her siblings call home in Kibera, the largest slum in Kenya on November 29, 2010. Joan lost her mother to AIDS and is now cared by her grandmother. HIV positive Joan now attends a preschool that is owned and managed by the Nyanyo Project who's goal is to empower African grandmothers who care for their grandchildren orphaned by AIDS. According to an HIV charity for Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa is more heavily affected by HIV and AIDS than any other region of the world. An estimated 22.5 million people are living with HIV in the region - around two thirds of the global total. In 2009 around 1.3 million people died from AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa and 1.8 million people became infected with HIV. Since the beginning of the epidemic 14.8 million children have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS.
Mary Oyoo watches pre-school students perform a skit during the last day of classes before their christmas break in Kibera, one of Africa's largest slums, on December 2, 2010. Mary is one of several grandmothers who now care for their grandkids after the parents have passed away after contracting AIDS. The preschool is owned and managed by the Nyanyo Project who's goal is to empower African grandmothers who care for their grandchildren orphaned by AIDS. According to an HIV charity for Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa is more heavily affected by HIV and AIDS than any other region of the world. An estimated 22.5 million people are living with HIV in the region - around two thirds of the global total. In 2009 around 1.3 million people died from AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa and 1.8 million people became infected with HIV. Since the beginning of the epidemic 14.8 million children have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS.
Beatrice Anyango carries a pot with food that she and other grandmothers prepared for students in the courtyard of a preschool in Kibera, the largest slum in Kenya on November 29, 2010. The three of them are currently caring for their grandchildren as the kids parents have died of AIDS. The preschool is owned and managed by the Nyanyo Project who's goal is to empower African grandmothers who care for their grandchildren orphaned by AIDS. According to an HIV charity for Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa is more heavily affected by HIV and AIDS than any other region of the world. An estimated 22.5 million people are living with HIV in the region - around two thirds of the global total. In 2009 around 1.3 million people died from AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa and 1.8 million people became infected with HIV. Since the beginning of the epidemic 14.8 million children have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS.
Grandmothers associated with the Nyango project and who themselves take care of their orphaned grandchildren, watch school children perform a skit in the courtyard of the school on the last day of classes before the christmas break on December 2, 2010. The preschool is owned and managed by the Nyanyo Project who's goal is to empower African grandmothers who care for their grandchildren orphaned by AIDS. The preschool is owned and managed by the Nyanyo Project who's goal is to empower African grandmothers who care for their grandchildren orphaned by AIDS. According to an HIV charity for Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa is more heavily affected by HIV and AIDS than any other region of the world. An estimated 22.5 million people are living with HIV in the region - around two thirds of the global total. In 2009 around 1.3 million people died from AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa and 1.8 million people became infected with HIV. Since the beginning of the epidemic 14.8 million children have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS.