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*March of Dimes

*March of Dimes. Volunteer Opportunity! Becki Goss Shepherd Email: BGossShepherd@marchofdimes.com. *General Meeting Reminders. $15 due to Shirin $20 next time! Active members can: Apply for an officer position Attend SIGHT field trips Complete an Honors Contract

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*March of Dimes

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  1. *March of Dimes Volunteer Opportunity! BeckiGoss Shepherd Email:BGossShepherd@marchofdimes.com

  2. *General Meeting Reminders • $15 due to Shirin • $20 next time! • Active members can: • Apply for an officer position • Attend SIGHT field trips • Complete an Honors Contract • And put SIGHT on your resume! • Honors Contracts • Graded next week • New prompts given on Nov 22nd

  3. T-Shirts!

  4. *Upcoming Events • Dr. Peter Hotez Scientist, pediatrician, and leading advocate and expert in the fields of global health, vaccinology, and NTD control Presentation + Reception Date: Nov 19th Loc: Kaiser Auditorium Time: TBA

  5. I Am Because We Are Documentary + Discussion Date: Nov 22nd Loc: Memorial Drawing Room Time: TBA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46jrbEYP69Y

  6. Ribbons: $1! • Sold after SIGHT meetings on 11/8 and 11/22 • In BSB on 11/21 • In SUB on 11/22 • Proceeds go to Keep A Child Alive • Wear them on December 2nd!

  7. *AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a small, slowly replicating retrovirus that leads to AIDS (Acquired immunodeficiency virus) HIV affects the body’s Helper T cells Causes a weakened immune response that allows for opportunistic infections and cancers HIV is spread by contact of bodily fluids including: syringe sharing, sexual contact, blood infusions, and the consumption of breast milk AIDS was first documented in 1981 in the US although the origins are believed to be in primates in west-central Africa

  8. *AIDS Cont. Worldwide, there were about 2.5 million new cases of HIV in 2011 About 34.2 million people are living with HIV around the world In 2010, there were about 1.8 million deaths in persons with AIDS, and nearly 30 million people with AIDS have died worldwide since the epidemic began

  9. *AIDS in Botswana The CDC and the Government of Botswana partnership began in 1995 to strengthen TB control through public health research With the launch of the CDC DGHA office in 2000, the partnership grew to include HIV prevention, care and treatment and strategic information programs to maximize the quality, coverage and impact of Botswana’s national response to the HIV epidemic.

  10. *AIDS in Botswana Cont. 24.8% Estimated Prevalence (Age 15–49) 5,800 Estimated Deaths (2009) 93,000 Estimated Orphans 145,190 Reported Number of People Receiving ART 170,000 Estimated Number of People Needing ART

  11. *Saturday is for Funerals • Unity Dow • Is a practicing lawyer in Botswana • Author of four novels • She was formerly a judge with both the Botswana High Court and The Interim Constitutional Court of Kenya • Max Essex • Is Lasker Professor of Health Sciences at Harvard University • Has been involved in AIDS research from the earliest days of the U.S. epidemic in 1982 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COm-HgJYa7c

  12. Discussion Time!

  13. Kea leboga!

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