STOP AIDS!!

No other disease has as devastating social and psychological implications for the mankind as AIDS!

That's what a banner at an AIDS awareness camp in India reads. India is suddenly in the spotlight- 'India has most people with HIV'. A wakeup call for the government and all of us. We have overtaken even the poorest of nations for this dubious record as we run behind other lucrative economic successes. What do we do with all the wealth and resources if we can't invest them in the right areas? India has a wonderful pharmaceutical industry- what are they doing? India has cutting edge technology and unparalled brain power- where's that going?

40 million lives across the developing nations are at stake! And not just adults- but millions of small children! What can we do?

The UN report just out, paints a sad picture. You can access the full report here.

I appeal to all of you to take control of the situation- we can no longer wait for someone else to clean up the mess. Let's start a revolution!
I appeal to humanitarian organizations and NGOs [Link] currently working in India and other poor countries to do everything in their power to address this grave public health crisis. A country of billion people can definitely help a few million!

Also, let's have an 'AIDS-donation-box' on our desks from today. Take any box and plaster it with news and visuals that spread the word. And at the end of this year donate the money to an organization of your choice that could help the AIDS victims.

Get creative and help save human lives!

Rulers of the nation, as you fuss and fight,
over who owns the soil, and who, has the right
to design, build, sell and store and fire
all the bombs and guns to defend your holy empire
there are children hungry, children sick and dying
there are mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers crying... - Sara Thomsen

picture courtesy BBC.com