Live and let live - Gauteng door-to-door campaign

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The Gauteng Provincial Government, together with local authorities and civil society organisations, is staging a massive door-to-door campaign in the build-up to World AIDS Day on 1 December, which this year is marked by the slogan ?“Live and Let Live?”.

As one of the world?’s biggest anti-HIV/AIDS drives, the campaign will be launched on Monday, 18 November and aims to educate and raise awareness on prevention, care and treatment of HIV/AIDS. Care for people affected and infected by the disease will feature prominently, with the slogan ?“Care for me ?– I care for you?”.

Gauteng residents will be informed of the benefits of voluntary counseling and testing and how to access services. Information on programmes such as the Prevention-of-Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV/AIDS and the provision of anti-retrovirals for rape survivors will also be available.

In last year?’s World AIDS Day campaign, about 7000 trained volunteers reached over two million Gauteng residents through door-to-door campaigns. This year the campaign is even bigger. Over 10 000 volunteers will visit communities throughout the province to help spread the gospel that HIV/AIDS can be defeated through joint efforts.

The climax of the campaign will be on the World AIDS Day event on December 1 at the Mary Fitzgerald Square, Newtown, in Johannesburg. This event aims to promote and strengthen the family involvement in the prevention of HIV/AIDS as well as on support and care issues.

For more information contact:
Popo Maja on (011) 355 3841 / 082 373 1169
Thabiso Peo on (011) 355 3237 / 082 256 6872