Placed under the High Patronage of King Mohammed VI, this initiative, which coincides with World AIDS Day (December 1), is held under the theme “AIDS is still here… Let’s not look away”, underlined the organizers at a press conference.
“This year, we have decided to focus our campaign on young people, because according to available data, almost half of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections occur among this age group,” announced the president of the ALCS, Mehdi Karkouri.
During his presentation of the event, Mr. Karkouri said that according to recent data from the Ministry of Health, nearly 45% of new infections concern young people aged 15 to 34, noting that this alarming situation is in progress. largely due to a lack of awareness, in addition to access to prevention and screening services.
The ALCS continues its commitment to supporting people living with HIV, he stressed, noting that this campaign is not limited to awareness-raising, but also includes fundraising to support the association’s activities: information, prevention, screening and treatment programs.
For his part, the Director of Programs at the ALCS indicated that prevention workshops will be organized in the structures of the association as well as in schools, public and private, throughout the country, adding that the culmination of the campaign will be the Sidaction Maroc evening, broadcast live on television on December 13.
Created in 1988, the ALCS has been working for more than 35 years in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Morocco. The association, which has 19 sections and nearly 600 activists, is a founding member of the PLUS Coalition, an international union of community associations fighting AIDS and viral hepatitis.
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