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Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) - November 10, 2005
Spreading the word: Nine million young people in Nigeria are to be sent text messages on Wednesday to raise awareness about HIV/Aids. Unicef is launching its Nigerian campaign because the country has the third highest number of people with the disease.
Unicef is aiming to take advantage of the surge in cellphone use in Nigeria over the past six years. The campaign also sees Nwankwo Kanu fronting a TV campaign. The West Bromwich Albion player will pass on safe-sex advice in the clips.
More than 39-million people are living with HIV worldwide. Nigeria ranks third in the world after India and South Africa. Every day, 1 000 Nigerians contract HIV and 800, many of them children, die of Aids and related diseases, Unicef said.
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