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Kathmandu Saturday November 24, 2001 Marga 09, 2058.
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World AIDS Day to be marked
KATHMANDU, Nov 23 (PR) - With the upcoming
World AIDS Day to be observed on December 3, the National Center for AIDS and STD Control
(NCASC) is planning to organise a mass rally to mark the day, said a press release
received here today from NCAC.
According to the cumulative data provided by
the (NCASC), 2100 people are infected with HIV positive and 527 people are infected with
AIDS. However, estimation says about 36,000 people are currently infected with HIV/AIDS in
Nepal.
In a press statement issued here, the mass
rally seeks to be a medium to create awareness, generate publicity and as a means of
advocacy towards the serious issue to growing AIDS and HIV in Nepal. The rally will at the
same time, spread the message with cultural songs and with placards and banners.
Several politicians, diplomats, representatives
from the government and non-governmental organisations, army and the police personnel,
municipality officers and members from all walks of life are supposed to be participated
actively in the rally.
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