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Name that Country
100
The number of people living with HIV or AIDS globally
What is 33.4 million
100
These symptoms of HIV are the hardest for individuals to adjust to.
What are emotional symptoms
100
This NGO started 22 years ago in Haiti. A key component of its programs is the training and implementation of native community health workers who meet with patients with AIDS daily to assure that they are taking their ARV’s.
What is Partners in Health
100
A once believed misconception is that a Canadian airline steward named Dugas brought HIV to this well developed country.
What is North America
200
The number of children around the world who have been orphaned due to AIDS
What is 15 million
200
When someone finds out that they are HIV positive, their emotions may inhibit them from thinking clearly. Because of this, it is important to have one of these with you when you find out your HIV status.
What is A Buddy! (They may need to take down important information for you and ask questions you might not think to ask. Plus, they will function as emotional support as well).
200
The mission statement of this student organization is “To inspire and mobilize students to fight AIDS in Africa.” Over 150 chapters are active across the country.
What is FACE AIDS
200
The current consensus is that HIV was introduced to North America by someone who worked in this conflict stricken central African country.
What is Congo
300
The number of AIDS related deaths globally during the year 2008
What is 2 million
300
These people are legally bound to confidentiality regarding your HIV status.
What are Health care officials, doctors, and nurses.
300
This is an international HIV and AIDS charity, based in the UK, working to avert HIV and AIDS worldwide, through education, treatment and care.
What is AVERT
300
The belief that spraying one’s genitals with a can of coca cola before intercourse will kill HIV virus is a very popular myth among prostitutes in this south eastern ‘aysia’ country.
What is Malaysia
400
Globally, the number of children under the age of 15 living with AIDS in 2008
What is 2.1 million
400
There is no legal obligation to inform this person of your HIV status, but due to the nature of the disease, it is extremely important that they are aware of it.
What is Your significant other/your partner. (There are specific Partner Notification Programs for support and advice on how to tell your partner your HIV status).
400
This initiative started by a US president supported life-saving treatment for more than 2.1 million men, women and children through September 30, 2008, including more than 2 million in the 15 focus countries. Treatment support is estimated to save nearly 3.28 million adult years of life through the end of September 2009.
What is PEPFAR
400
Partly because of communist suppression of statistic, AIDS emerged as an issue in this European country ending with an ‘and’ later than in the West.
What is Poland
500
The percentage of new HIV/AIDS infections from Sub-Saharan Africa in 2008
What is 70% of the global total
500
Many people who have been diagnosed with HIV feel isolated and alone, and as a result, they often find themselves comforted more by these than by their own loved ones.
What are Hotlines and Support Groups (Give individuals access to others who are coping with the disease. National AIDS Hotline: 1-800-342-AIDS 1-800-342-AIDS for local referrals and information)
500
Through this foundation, two computer savy married individuals committed $330 million to expand HIV prevention programs in the six Indian states with highest HIV prevalence, and along the nation’s major trucking routes.
What is the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
500
In this south 'Americantina' country, many people are under the impression that AIDS care makes the disease curable because of the prevalence of HIV treatment drugs that have been used to treat those who have the virus.
What is Argentina