Most Blessed Sacrament Church
Youth Ministry
National World Aids Day!!!
To all of our students and parents of our Youth Ministry at Most Blessed Sacrament Church. Today is World Aids Day and I ask that we join with our Most Blessed Sacrament HIV / AIDS Awareness Committee for a day of prayer. Please read the message below as given to us by our HIV/AIDS Awareness Committee.
Lyndon Batiste
Youth Minister
Most Blessed Sacrament Church
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WORLD AIDS DAY 2014
Is HIV/AIDS still a SERIOUS health issue today?
Do people still die from AIDS?
Yes, In the United States, about 15,500 people with AIDS died in 2010. HIV disease remains a significant cause of death for certain populations. To date, more than 635,000 individuals with AIDS in the United States have died.
HIV disease continues to be a serious health issue for parts of the world. Worldwide, there were about 2.3 million new cases of HIV in 2012. An estimated 1.6 million people died from AIDS-related illnesses in 2012, and an estimated 36 million people with AIDS have died worldwide since the epidemic began. Sub-Saharan Africa bears the biggest burden of HIV/AIDS, with nearly 1 in 20 adults living with HIV. Other regions significantly affected by HIV/AIDS include Latin America and the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and South and Southeast Asia.
So, we request that you say a special PRAYER, on World AIDS Day, Dec. 1st, for the Healing of those living with HIV/AIDS and for a cure that will permanently eradicate HIV/AIDS worldwide.