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Christians and Aids: Christians From Six Continents to Meet in Washington, D.C., February 17-21 for Prescription for Hope Conference on Response to the AIDS Pandemic

PRNewswire - November 7, 2001

BOONE, N.C., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Seeking a coordinated response to the international HIV/AIDS crisis, Christians from six continents will meet in Washington, D.C. Feb. 17-21, 2002, for an international Christian conference on HIV/AIDS, called Prescription for Hope.

The conference is sponsored by international relief organization Samaritan's Purse, headed by Franklin Graham, son of Billy Graham. By invitation-only, Prescription for Hope will draw together church and government leaders, public and private donors, health professionals, and frontline Christian AIDS organizations. The leaders will travel from around the world to challenge and mobilize the Christian community in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

"Although science has made progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS, a cure for the virus remains nonexistent," says Franklin Graham. "At this juncture, only a massive societal change in behavior can stop the spread of AIDS."

More than 22 million people have died from AIDS (UNAIDS). It is estimated that more than 36 million people are living with HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Every minute, 11 people are infected with HIV (Newsweek, January 2000).

On the African continent alone, HIV/AIDS has claimed 17 million lives -- more than 3.7 million children. An additional 12 million African children have been orphaned by AIDS (Time, February 2001).

"Southern Africa has no other means available to break the vicious cycle, except to change everyone's sexual behavior -- and that isn't happening. The essential missing ingredient is leadership. Neither the countries of the region nor those of the wealthy world have been able or willing to provide it." (reporter Johanna McGeary, TIME, February 2001)


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