World AIDS Day Essay Challenge

The theme for this years World AIDS Day Essay Challenge is Global Challenge: Discrimination. This theme !as chosen for its im"ortance on a global scale. #eo"le all o$er the !orld are being discriminated against beca%se of ha$ing this disease. We as the #%blic &ealth Team !o%ld li'e to hel" eliminate discrimination all o$er the !orld. All I#S( members are in$ited to "artici"ate in this com"etition. It is sim"le. Write an essay on ho! yo% feel that !e) as I#S( members and as "harmacy "rofessionals) can eliminate discrimination thro%gh #%blic &ealth initiati$es. This can be done a n%mber of !ays) and !e are as'ing all members to share their tho%ghts and ideas on this theme in the form of a *)+++,!ord essay. As I#S( members) !e do not -%st dis"ense medication to "atients. We also ed%cate others in order to "romote the correct "erce"tion of &I. and AIDS. /%t ho! do !e ed%cate "atients0 Is there another !ay to eliminate discrimination0 Those are the ideas !e ho"e to address in this essay com"etition. The essay is d%e to Sheena at "%blichealth1i"sf.org by December 14th (GMT+0 . Essays !ill be e$al%ated based on a $ariety of criteria incl%ding feasibility) effecti$eness) and creati$ity. 2o!) the fa$orite "art of the com"etition: the "ri3e. The to" three !inning essays !ill recei$e an I#S( official certificate) and first "lace !ill ha$e their essay "laced on the I#S( !ebsite for e$eryone to read. We !o%ld also li'e to im"lement the !inning essays idea in ne4t years World AIDS Day cam"aign. The "oint of ha$ing this com"etition is to sho! the di$erse role I#S( members can ta'e !ith #%blic &ealth) and de$elo" ideas for ho! !e can tac'le the gro!ing iss%e of discrimination. If yo% ha$e any 5%estions or concerns) "lease do not hesitate to email A-ay at healtha!areness1i"sf.org or Sheena at "%blichealth1i"sf.org. Than's) and I ho"e to see many I#S( members "artici"ate in this challenge. Sheena and A-ay Chair"erson of #%blic &ealth and #%blic &ealth A!areness Coordinator