Cllr Warren Morgan

The Labour Group at  Brighton and Hove City Council has backed World Aids Day to raise awareness of the plight of the more than 33 million people around the world living with HIV.  
 
Every day, over 6,800 people become infected with HIV and over 5,700 people die from Aids. More than 67% of all people living with HIV live in Sub Saharan Africa. More than a third of all people living with HIV and almost one third of all new infections are in  Southern Africa. Around 15 million children have been orphaned due to Aids.
 
East Brighton Labour Cllr Warren Morgan said:
“Being at the unveiling of the Aids memorial and the welcome impact that the memorial has had on the community highlights the effect of HIV/Aids on people locally and internationally, their families, friends and partners. Access to Aids services across the developing world remains unacceptably low. Most prevention strategies are available to fewer than 1 in 5 people who need them. But we can make a difference.”
 
Douglas Alexander, Labour’s International Development Secretary, said:
“Labour activists in Brighton and  Hove have been passionate campaigners on this issue and have pressed me to do more to help. We have made tackling this disease a top priority and I am proud that, under Labour, the UK has become the 2nd largest funder tackling HIV/Aids. We are committed to investing £6 billion to achieving the goal of universal access to comprehensive prevention programmes, treatment, care and support. We can make a difference, if we show the political will to act.”

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