Celebrities back Aids and HIV awareness campaign.Summary: Celebrities including Joanna Lumley Joanna Lamond Lumley, OBE (born 1 May 1946) is an English actress and former model who is best known for her roles in The New Avengers, Absolutely Fabulous, Sapphire and Steel and Sensitive Skin. , Lisa Snowdon Lisa Snowdon (born Lisa Snawdon on September 2, 1971) is an English actress, supermodel, television presenter and singer. She was signed with a British elite agency Premier Model Management Biography and Paul O'Grady have backed a campaign which aims to raise awareness of HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. and Aids. Celebrities including actress Joanna Lumley, TV presenter and model Lisa Snowdon and footballer Theo Walcott have backed a campaign which aims to raise awareness of HIV and Aids. The charity Crusaid launched its Think.Talk.Act.Give! campaign on Friday, ahead of World Aids Day World AIDS Day, observed December 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. AIDS has killed more than 25 million people, with an estimated 38. on December 1. It aims to raise vital awareness of HIV and Aids issues and raise funds that will help the charity to continue its work alleviating HIV and Aids-related poverty in the UK and internationally. Celebrities have lent their support by highlighting the major issues around the illness such as poverty, stigma and discrimination. Actress Joanna said: "Give to people affected by HIV and Aids in desperate need this World Aids Day, even a little goes a long way." Other stars involved are Paul O'Grady, Giles Deacon, Alan Cumming, Liz McClarnon, Anthony Cotton, Sue Perkins, Jameela Jamil, Paul O'Grady and Jaime Jay. Jordan Hay, Crusaid chief executive, said: "This World Aids Day, we are asking people to consider the issues around the illness and bring home the reality that HIV and Aids affect everybody." To date the charity has made more than 45,000 grants to people who are living in poverty as a result of HIV and Aids and currently provides financial assistance to one in three people affected by the diseases. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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