Dear Ms Gutan, 12 December, 2008
I am
writing to inform you of some vital information I have collected
about the global emergency produced by the HIV-AIDS virus as
outlined in Actions through Words Unit 7, "What are some
things the United Nations is doing to address the AIDS
crisis?" In our work as international staff civil
servants, it is important to keep abreast of this world crisis
and to know how the Organization and its agencies are addressing it.
Through my research I discovered that the crisis produced
by HIV-AIDS has had devastating effects world-wide. The United
Nations and its agencies have implemented programmes to educate
local populations about prevention and treatment of the HIV-AIDS
virus. Such education is focused on removing the stigma
associated with AIDS so that people will come forward for testing
and treatment and not spread the disease. One programme trains local
community members whose jobs put them in regular contact with other
community members.
Please let me know if I can clarify or supplement any of the above
information.
Yours
sincerely,
Bala Seton
Director, Public Health Initiative
Ms Celia Gutan
Coordinated Health Project
One First Street
New York, N.Y. |