GoalSix
Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases
AIDS has become the leading cause of premature death in sub-Saharan Africa and the fourth largest killer worldwide. In the European countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and parts of Asia, HIV is spreading at an alarming rate. Though new drug treatments prolong life, there is no cure for AIDS, and prevention efforts must be intensified in every region of the world if the target is to be reached.
Malaria and tuberculosis together kill nearly as many people each year as AIDS, and represent a severe drain on
national economies. Ninety per cent of malaria deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa, where prevention and treatment
efforts are being scaled up. Tuberculosis is on the rise, partly as a result of HIV/AIDS, though a new international
protocol to detect and treat the disease is showing promise.
Source: UN MDG Report 2005
What are the targets?
Goal 6 of the Millennium Development Goals sets out by the year 2015 to:- Halt and begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS.
- Halt and begin to reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseases.
National Netorks
Student Global AIDS Campaign - SGAC is a national movement with more than 85 chapters at high schools, colleges, and universities across the United States committed to bringing an end to HIV and AIDS in the U.S. and around the world through education, informed advocacy, media work, and direct action. SGAC has chapters at Georgetown, George Washington and University of Maryland. To start a chapter at your campus contact an SGAC National Coordinator.
Advocates for Youth - AFY is dedicated to creating programs and advocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Advocates provides information, training, and strategic assistance to youth-serving organizations, policy makers, youth activists, and the media in the United States and the developing world. AFY offers internships with stipends.