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PRNewswire - November 30, 2005
"All Americans should take time to learn more about HIV/AIDS and the impact to our country and nations abroad," remarked J. Donald Schumacher, president and CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. "This global pandemic has been felt in every community, touching many lives the world over. Wearing a red ribbon on December 1 is a simple way that each of us can contribute to ongoing awareness efforts."
Hospice providers have played a significant part in the history of care for those living with HIV/AIDS. Hospices in the U.S. have long been committed to bringing comfort, compassion, and dignity to those dying as a result of HIV/AIDS. Groups, like the Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa (http://www.fhssa.org), support African organizations providing home based hospice and palliative care, predominantly to those suffering from HIV/AIDS.
HIV and AIDS around the World:*
-- 40 million people living with HIV worldwide (2.2 m children.)
-- 5 million people newly infected with HIV in 2004.
-- 700,000 people currently receive anti-HIV drugs in developing countries.
-- 90% of people living with HIV are in developing countries.
-- HIV is increasing fastest in East Asia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
-- Only 12% of people needing anti-HIV drugs in developing countries receive them.
-- Anti-HIV drugs cost on average US$300 per person per year.
-- 3 million people died of AIDS in 2003.
-- Over 20 million total AIDS deaths to date.
Learn more about World AIDS Day at http://www.worldaidsday.org. Information on hospice is available from NHPCO at http://www.caringinfo.org or by calling the HelpLine at 800-658-8898. Learn more about FHSSA at http://www.fhssa.org.
* SOURCE: All international statistics are from UNAIDS, 2004 last updated: December 2004.
Contact:
Jon Radulovic -- Vice President, Communication
703-837-3139 -- jradulovic@nhpco.org
SOURCE National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Web Site: http://www.nhpco.org
http://www.worldaidsday.org
http://www.caringinfo.org
http://www.fhssa.org
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