UNICEF: Red Ribbon Express educates about AIDS in India

NEW DELHI, India, 3 December 2007 -- The Railway Age dawned in India in 1853, with the first train to run from Bombay to Thana, a distance of 21 miles. Over 150 years later, the extensive Indian railway network covering almost 70,000 miles is transporting more than passengers and cargo across the continent. Now it is also a vital conduit for raising AIDS awareness.

On World AIDS Day 2007, Sonia Ghandi, one of India's leading politicians, joined high-ranking government officials and representatives of partner organizations -- including UNICEF -- at New Delhi's Safdarjang Railway Station. They were there to launch the 'Red Ribbon Express', a groundbreaking drive against AIDS.

The largest mass mobilization effort on AIDS undertaken anywhere in the world, The Red Ribbon Express is a landmark effort. In its year-long journey, the train will halt at 180 stations and reach more than 50,000 villages with critical information on HIV prevention.

To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/india_42022.html

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[worship1980]

No politics here... please

[ooppoottil]

the congress president is progressive we must vote for developmental parties not for communal parties like BJP