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BANGALORE: World AIDS day is observed on December 1 each year and forum mall, Koramangala, has taken up the initiative to address ..

BANGALORE: World AIDS day is observed on December 1 each year and forum mall, Koramangala, has taken up the initiative to address the youth and citizens and impart  education regarding the infection on this occasion. Participating at the event will be students from colleges in the city and they will pledge to keep the promise of being safe. Forum is all set to undertake 'Light for Rights' initiative by lighting red candles on the huge AIDS ribbon-shaped artifact outside the mall on the day and encompassing a range of vital issues identified by key affected populations. This is an important opportunity when governments, national  AIDS programmes, faith organisations, community organisations, and individuals around the world bring attention to the global  AIDS epidemic and emphasize the critical need for a committed, meaningful and sustained response.The global theme for World AIDS  Day from 2011-2015, as selected by the world AIDS campaign, is “getting to zero.” Backed by the United Nations, the “getting to zero” campaign focuses on the goals of zero new infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS related deaths.Health experts from different medical organisation of the city will be addressing the issue to give a push towards greater access to treatment for all aids victim during the campaign. It’s a global campaign that spotlights how fundamental right to health is intrinsically and inextricably linked to other basic rights-the right to food, to shelter, to freedom, to clean water and safety.While the UNAIDS 2011 World AIDS day report shows HIV infection has fallen by 56 percent in India, the country still has the third largest number of people with HIV/AIDS in the world. On December 1, join hundreds of people as they gather together at Forum Mall and light a candle.

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