Manual
[STANDING COMMITTEE ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INCLUDING AIDS]
SCORA Exchange or SCORA X-change The SCORA EXCHANGE program aims to provide medical students with theoretical knowledge and practical work concerning HIV/AIDS. This will be achieved through lectures, laboratory work and direct contact with HIV positive children and with people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). This project was developed for the first time in Sweden and since 1999 it is being held also in Romania. Later on, Romania and Poland joined forces, and by 2002 the project was recognized as an IFMSA transnational project. After this, other countries shared in bringing up the project bigger and bigger, as Brazil, Egypt, Estonia, Hungary, Netherlands, Turkey, Serbia, Sudan and Indonesia. This big family hopes to be joined in the near future by more members who can carry out the program and maintain it.
World-AIDS-Day World AIDS Day was conceived and adopted unanimously by 140 countries meeting at the World Summit of Ministers of Health on AIDS, London in January 1988. The day was envisaged as an opportunity for governments, national AIDS programs, non-governmental and local organizations, as well as individuals everywhere, to demonstrate both the importance they attached to the fight against AIDS and their solidarity in this effort. World AIDS Day is commemorated around the globe on December 1st. It celebrates progress made in the battle against the epidemic — and brings into focus remaining challenges. Community based actions take place all over the world, media supported campaigns take place to attract people's attention and remind them that HIV/AIDS is not to be forgotten. World AIDS Day is also important in reminding people that HIV has not gone away, and that there are many things still to be done. Each year a particular theme is chosen for World AIDS Day: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
1988 - Communication, join he worldwide effort 1989 - Youth; our lives, our world – Let’s take care of each other 1990 - Women and AIDS 1991 - Sharing the Challenge 1992 - a Community Commitment 1993 - Time to Act 1994 - AIDS and the Family 1995 - Shared Rights, Shared Responsibilities 1996 - One World. One Hope 1997 - Children Living in a World with AIDS 1998 - Force for Change: World AIDS Campaign With Young People 1999 - Listen, Learn, Live: World AIDS Campaign with Children and Young People 2000 - AIDS: Men make a difference 2001 - I care. Do you? 2002 - Stigma and Discrimination 2003 - Stigma and Discrimination 2004 - Women, Girls, HIV and AIDS 2005 - 2008 - Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise 2009 - 2010 - Universal Access and Human Rights
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