On the occasion of World AIDS Day and on behalf of the UN and civil society partners involved in the Red Ribbon Award initiative, it is our pleasure and honour to announce the launch ofthe 2012 Red Ribbon Award on World AIDS Day, 1st December 2011.
In light of your candidacy for the 2010 Red Ribbon Award, we wanted to be sure to inform you of the launch of the 2012 RRA Round. The Red Ribbon Award Winners for 2012 will benefit from international visibility and an invitation to participate in the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) in Washington DC from 22 to 27 July 2012. Representatives of each winning body will present the work of their organization, their priorities, the challenges they faced and their approaches to community engagement in a community dialogue space at next summer’s International AIDS Conference, when the awards will be presented. Additionally, each recipient of the Award will receive a US$10,000 grant.
More details on the Red Ribbon Award, the categories and criteria for selection, as well as the on-line nomination facility may be found online on our website, www.redribbonaward.org. Please note that self-nominations are permitted. Previous Red Ribbon Award Winners are not eligible, however.
The present situation shows that there is an increase of 17,000-20,000 new HIV infected persons annually. Moreover, about 400,000 more HIV infected persons are not aware of their status and of possible HIV transmission to others. If these people have initial access to blood testing and care, the health impact and burden of medical expenses will be reduced. It is also found that if 60% of new HIV infected persons in Thailand have blood tests, it will help reduce the number of new HIV infected persons. more >>
