Photo Ed: Marches raise awareness on Dec. 1 World AIDS Day
Güncelleme Tarihi:
Across Asia, people have gathered to mark World AIDS Day and raise awareness, particularly in some of the world's poorest countries where the number of positive HIV cases continues to grow.
203 Harley-Davidson motorcycle riders gather on the eve of the World AIDS Day in front of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008, in Taipei, Taiwan. They joined a parade to raise awareness about AIDS prevention, part of activities staged in Taiwan. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Sri Lankan prisoners look on as they carry placards during a World AIDS Day walk in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. The placards in Sinhalese read ' let's take the lead role in fighting HIV'. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Sri Lankan prisoners take part in a walk to mark World AIDS Day in Colombo on December 1, 2008. Some 1,029 HIV positive cases have been identified in the country between 1987 and the end of September 2008, The National Aids Prevention Unit has announced. AFP PHOTO/Lakruwan WANNIARACHCHI
Sri Lankan prisoners take part in a walk to mark World AIDS Day in Colombo on December 1, 2008. Some 1,029 HIV positive cases have been identified in the country between 1987 and the end of September 2008, The National Aids Prevention Unit has announced. AFP PHOTO/Lakruwan WANNIARACHCHI
Indian tram drivers (R) greet an activist standing inside a decorated tram car with posters, flowers and condoms to raise awareness about HIV-AIDS on World AIDS Day in Kolkata on December 1, 2008. Accurate estimates of HIV indicate that approximately 2.5 million (2 million-3.1 million) people in India were living with HIV in 2006, with national adult HIV prevalence of 0.36%. Although the proportion of people living with HIV is lower than previously estimated, India's epidemic continues to affect large numbers of people according to UNAIDS (Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS). The northeast of India which borders the opium-producing Golden Triangle of Myanmar, Thailand and Laos has been declared one of India's high-risk zones with close to 100,000 people infected with HIV, many of whom are intravenous drug users. AFP PHOTO/Deshakalyan CHOWDHURY
Volunteers display the logo of AIDS as they observe 'World AIDS day' in Hyderabad, India, Monday, Dec.1, 2008. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Indonesian women take part on a "no free sex and drugs" campaign during the world aids day in Jakarta on December 1, 2008. Papua, a vast territory of tropical jungles and jagged mountain peaks on the western edge of New Guinea island, has seen an explosion in HIV/AIDS cases among a population that is the poorest in Indonesia and Indonesian AIDS commission head Nafsiah Mboi said the government hopes its efforts to tackle HIV/AIDS will dispel the Papuans' fears. AFP PHOTO/Bay ISMOYO
Dancers perform during an AIDS awareness rally organised by Andhra Pradesh Aids Control Society on the occasion of World AIDS Day in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad December 1, 2008. India has the world's third highest caseload with 2.5 million infections. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder (INDIA)
Indonesian activists hold up signs that read "No free sex" to mark World AIDS Day in Jakarta December 1, 2008. REUTERS/Dadang Tri (INDONESIA)
Prisoners queue to attend a HIV/AIDS awareness event on World AIDS day in Colombo, Sri Lanka, December 1, 2008. Prisoners who are close to finishing their prison term were allowed to attend the event to educate them about HIV/ADIS awareness, a prison officer said. REUTERS/Buddhika Weerasinghe (SRI LANKA)
Indian sex workers ride on a decorated tram car to roam around the city in an awareness rally on World AIDS Day in Calcutta, India, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)