Fight against HIV/AIDS
Since the appearance of the disease thirty years ago, more than 33 million people have now been infected with HIV and millions of people have died around the world.
Although enormous progress has been made in treatment in this area, allowing those affected to live longer, no cure currently exists for AIDS. Thus, information on the transmission of the virus remains the most effective means of protection.
A global campaign to raise awareness of how HIV is transmitted was launched in 2009 by four international organizations: the United Nations HIV/AIDS Program (UNAIDS), the Universal Postal Union (UPU), the International Labor Organization (ILO) and UNI Global Union, with the aim of stopping the spread of HIV and beginning to reverse the trend by 2015.
These bodies have joined forces to raise awareness among the general public across the world's 600,000 post offices through posters, distribution of postcards and information leaflets on HIV prevention, because as operators of the largest physical distribution network, posts have the opportunity to reach millions of people daily.
At the same time, national campaigns will support the global campaign to raise awareness of prevention methods by adopting a solid communication strategy and all UPU member countries are invited to participate.
If in Africa HIV infection constitutes the leading cause of death, in Algeria the situation is less critical but the figures are increasing. Those recorded in 2009 indicate that more than 52,000 people contracted the AIDS virus, of which an average of 4,000 HIV-positive people require adequate care.
Algeria, which has until now made a lot of efforts in the fight against this disease, has adhered to all international commitments in the fight against AIDS.
Although enormous progress has been made in treatment in this area, allowing those affected to live longer, no cure currently exists for AIDS. Thus, information on the transmission of the virus remains the most effective means of protection.
A global campaign to raise awareness of how HIV is transmitted was launched in 2009 by four international organizations: the United Nations HIV/AIDS Program (UNAIDS), the Universal Postal Union (UPU), the International Labor Organization (ILO) and UNI Global Union, with the aim of stopping the spread of HIV and beginning to reverse the trend by 2015.
These bodies have joined forces to raise awareness among the general public across the world's 600,000 post offices through posters, distribution of postcards and information leaflets on HIV prevention, because as operators of the largest physical distribution network, posts have the opportunity to reach millions of people daily.
At the same time, national campaigns will support the global campaign to raise awareness of prevention methods by adopting a solid communication strategy and all UPU member countries are invited to participate.
If in Africa HIV infection constitutes the leading cause of death, in Algeria the situation is less critical but the figures are increasing. Those recorded in 2009 indicate that more than 52,000 people contracted the AIDS virus, of which an average of 4,000 HIV-positive people require adequate care.
Algeria, which has until now made a lot of efforts in the fight against this disease, has adhered to all international commitments in the fight against AIDS.