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Annie Lennox: Positive About HIV

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Pop star and philanthropist Annie Lennox was awarded the 2009 Woman of Peace Award at the World Summit of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, which took place this week in Berlin.

Lennox was honored for her work with women and children suffering from AIDS in Africa; her SING campaign has raised $2 billion for HIV treatment, testing, prevention, and education. The 54-year-old singer accepted her award wearing a T-shirt that read "HIV Positive," and dedicated the Woman of Peace Award to all women fighting HIV and AIDS.

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  • Name: CBR
    Date posted: 11/19/2009 10:05:08 AM
    Hometown: Baltimore, MD. USA

    Comment:

    I'm sorry for you and your partner's struggle with HIV, but your comment shows truley don't understand the widespread effect HIV has had on Africa. It's a lot more then use of condoms and free HIV drugs. There's lack of information about how to prevent AIDS and negative social stigmas connected to having HIV/AIDS. For example, there's a "folk remedy" of having sex with a virgin girl or very old woman will to cure AIDS "practiced" in many African nations. This has resulted in the rape of many women and spreading of HIV. There have been widespread lack of information by the Catholic Church and American charities that preach abstinance only as a way to prevent HIV infection. Condoms may be easy to get in developed countries but they are not available in underdeveloped "third world" nations. You can't look at how the developed world deals with HIV/AIDS and apply it to Africa (and India) it's a completely different situation. I urge you to do more research/reading on it.

  • Name: Ronny
    Date posted: 11/11/2009 11:51:18 PM
    Hometown: Brugge

    Comment:

    OK.. Lately .; HIV and AIDS comments are always about Africa... I've got an HIV partner here in Europe, in Belgium... I mean..do we have to concentrate on the african continent ONLY ?? Where's MY help ? Financially I'm better off for sure.; but does anyaone even think about how life with an HIV patient is like ? My HIV friend gets medication free because of a try out for the african continent..if it works here it'll work out there.. (and it must be cheap).. so it means I cannot insist on using more experienced or developped medication because otherwise I'd be charged hundreds of euros.. ? So, don't think no one cares about africa.. i need to submit MY life companion to the futur benefit of Africa, testing out medication !! Fuck on you loosers without condoms !!

  • Name: Scott
    Date posted: 11/11/2009 9:47:56 PM
    Hometown: Jacksonville, FL

    Comment:

    Superb! A true human being.

  • Name: lisa
    Date posted: 11/11/2009 5:44:39 PM
    Hometown: new orleans

    Comment:

    Annie Lennox is a great human being. She deserves that award. This is the kind of news I like to hear.

  • Name: Joseph
    Date posted: 11/11/2009 4:48:45 PM
    Hometown: Montgomery, AL

    Comment:

    It's a pity that Annie didn't win the Nobel Peace Prize for what she's done to fight HIV/AIDS and raise awareness. Considering who did win and what he hasn't actually done, perhaps Annie should've just made vague promises and just talked of how she "hoped" that things would "change" in Africa, she would've won. I saw Annie in concert a couple of years ago, shortly after the release of "Songs of Mass Destruction" and, just before she launched into "Sing," she played an awareness promo video that received some of the strongest applause of the evening. Annie is a true hero and "Brava" to her on winning this honor.

  • Name: Joe
    Date posted: 11/11/2009 4:45:31 PM
    Hometown: Arlington, VA

    Comment:

    I <3 Annie!!



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