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| Chinese President Hu Jintao visited
a number of AIDS patients and their families on Friday, a public show of
solidarity in a country where HIV/AIDS sufferers still face widespread
stigmatization. |
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| British singer Annie Lennox
performs during the 46664 World Aids Day concert at Ellis Park Stadium
in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 01 December. Former South African
president Nelson Mandela told thousands of fans at his 46664 benefit
concert that slowing new HIV infections was the key to combatting the
AIDS epidemic.(AFP/Fati Moalusi) |
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| Tennis world number one Roger
Federer, seen in this 19 November 2007 picture, will send a global
televised message to raise awareness of mother-to-child HIV transmission
to mark World AIDS Day on December 1, the United Nations children's fund
said on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Choi Won-Suk) |
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| An AIDS activist protesting in
Moscow in 2006 |
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| China's Health Minister Chen Zhu
speaks during a press conference on AIDS in China held in Beijing,
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007. The number of people estimated to be living
with HIV in China has risen to 700,000 and continues to be a challenge
among high-risk populations, according to a report released Thursday by
the U.N. and the Chinese government. The Chinese characters at right
read 'Health.' (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) |