The City will be raising awareness in the build up to World Aids Day on 1 December

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City speaks out about HIV and Aids World Aids Day is on 1 December, and Johannesburg has an awareness campaign planned; it is also supporting Aids orphans. But the biggest event is the massive 46664 concert on the day. November 26, 2007 By Lesego Madumo THE City is embarking on a citywide HIV/Aids awareness campaign in the build up to World Aids Day on 1 December. The day is recognised internationally each year to draw attention to HIV/Aids and its impact on the world. In Johannesburg, more than 3 300 volunteers have been trained to administer the campaign. They will undertake door-to-door visits in all seven regions in a bid to raise awareness about the illness. Another 400 peer educators will take part in an office-to-office education campaign. "This method is seen to be more effective in ultimately changing the sexual practices that lead to the acquisition and transmission of HIV and [sexually transmitted infections]," said Nkosinathi Nkabinde, a communications officer in the health department. "All communities are encouraged to participate in this programme by allowing volunteers into their homes." Volunteers will be easily identified. Throughout the drive, the City's health unit will be running HIV and Aids public awareness campaigns aligned with the Gauteng HIV and Aids strategy. They would cover the importance of getting tested for HIV and increasing the level of awareness of HIV and Aids issues, Nkabinde said. "[We want to] help communities understand such issues. "[It will] highlight social issues fuelling the HIV epidemic." These included poverty, gender imbalances, substance abuse, and sexual abuse. Information about services in the community and at workplaces to support people infected with and affected by the pandemic would also be available. The door-to-door campaign will be in Diepsloot Extension 1, adjacent the OR Tambo Clinic, from 10am until 12pm on 26 November. Support visits will be made on 27 November to the Dudu Zwane Hospice, a shelter for people with HIV and Aids. The City will also host a candlelight memorial service at the Metro Centre from 8am until 1pm on 28 November. There will be an "every child's birthday" on 30 November at Little Falls in Roodepoort for about 700 orphaned children, co-ordinated by the human development and health departments. "The event is about celebrating all the children's birthdays combined, to acknowledge that each child has a birth date [worth] celebrating," said Nthatisi Modingoane, the City's media liaison officer. Activities will end with the 46664 concert, which has an impressive line-up of local and international acts. The concert takes place on 1 December, World Aids Day, at Ellis Park Stadium. Permission to use web site material Publishers may use material from this site free of charge, as long as: Credit is given to either the "City of Johannesburg website (www.joburg.org.za)" or to "Johannesburg News Agency (www.joburg.org.za)"; If the article is used online, a link is provided to the original article on this website; The name of the article's author is acknowledged; The webmaster is informed of how and where the material is used (fill in this brief online form). Johannesburg News Agency is operated by BIG Media at 011-484-1400 Print this Page E-mail this article to a friend Help using Joburg.org.za