*march of dimes
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*March of Dimes. Volunteer Opportunity! Becki Goss Shepherd Email: [email protected]. *General Meeting Reminders. $15 due to Shirin $20 next time! Active members can: Apply for an officer position Attend SIGHT field trips Complete an Honors Contract - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
*General Meeting Reminders
$15 due to Shirin$20 next time!
Active members can:Apply for an officer
positionAttend SIGHT field
tripsComplete an Honors
ContractAnd put SIGHT on
your resume!
Honors ContractsGraded next weekNew prompts given
on Nov 22nd
T-Shirts!
Dr. Peter Hotez
Scientist, pediatrician, and leading advocate
and expert in the fields of global health,
vaccinology, and NTD control
Presentation + ReceptionDate: Nov 19thLoc: Kaiser AuditoriumTime: TBA
*Upcoming Events
I Am Because We Are
Documentary + DiscussionDate: Nov 22nd
Loc: Memorial Drawing RoomTime: TBA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46jrbEYP69Y
• Ribbons: $1!
• Sold after SIGHT meetings on 11/8 and 11/22
• In BSB on 11/21
• In SUB on 11/22
• Proceeds go to Keep A Child
Alive
• Wear them on December 2nd!
*AIDSHuman Immunodeficiency Virus
(HIV) is a small, slowly replicating retrovirus that leads to AIDS (Acquired immunodeficiency virus)
HIV affects the body’s Helper T cells
Causes a weakened immune response that allows for opportunistic infections and cancers
HIV is spread by contact of bodily fluids including: syringe sharing, sexual contact, blood infusions, and the consumption of breast milk
AIDS was first documented in 1981 in the US although the origins are believed to be in primates in west-central Africa
*AIDS Cont.
Worldwide, there were about 2.5 million new cases of HIV in 2011
About 34.2 million people are living with HIV around the world
In 2010, there were about 1.8 million deaths in persons with AIDS, and nearly 30 million people with AIDS have died worldwide since the epidemic began
*AIDS in BotswanaThe CDC and the
Government of Botswana partnership began in 1995 to strengthen TB control
through public health research
With the launch of the CDC DGHA office in 2000, the
partnership grew to include HIV prevention, care and treatment and strategic information programs to
maximize the quality, coverage and impact of
Botswana’s national response to the HIV
epidemic.
*AIDS in Botswana Cont.24.8% Estimated Prevalence (Age 15–
49)
5,800 Estimated Deaths (2009)
93,000 Estimated Orphans
145,190 Reported Number of People Receiving ART
170,000 Estimated Number of People Needing ART
*Saturday is for Funerals
Unity DowIs a practicing
lawyer in BotswanaAuthor of four
novelsShe was formerly a
judge with both the Botswana High Court and The
Interim Constitutional Court
of Kenya
Max EssexIs Lasker Professor
of Health Sciences at Harvard University
Has been involved in AIDS research from the earliest days of the U.S. epidemic in
1982
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COm-HgJYa7c
Discussion Time!
Kea leboga!