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Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Get AIDS sense or pay price | The Nation | The Australian
Get AIDS sense or pay price The Nation The Australian
ON the eve of the 20th anniversary of the controversial Grim Reaper television campaign, health experts are warning that the number of HIV cases will continue to rise unless the Government funds a national campaign to raise awareness of AIDS.
The number of new HIV diagnoses in Australia increased 41 per cent between 2000 and 2005, after years of decline.
"We need a national campaign to target the younger generation, who just aren't aware of HIV and AIDS," said Bill Bowtell, director of the HIV-AIDS project at the Lowy Institute for International Policy.
ON the eve of the 20th anniversary of the controversial Grim Reaper television campaign, health experts are warning that the number of HIV cases will continue to rise unless the Government funds a national campaign to raise awareness of AIDS.
The number of new HIV diagnoses in Australia increased 41 per cent between 2000 and 2005, after years of decline.
"We need a national campaign to target the younger generation, who just aren't aware of HIV and AIDS," said Bill Bowtell, director of the HIV-AIDS project at the Lowy Institute for International Policy.
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