Speech on HIV/AIDS in Africa aimed at 14 to 16 year olds

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Speech on HIV/AIDS in Africa aimed at upper school

I am here today to represent the muted voices of those AIDS sufferers in Africa, to forward their cry for help, their cry for a world of hope, love and support, a world free of discrimination, but most importantly, their cry for a world free from the tragic consequences of AIDS.

In 2007 alone over four hundred thousand of the world’s teenagers were infected with the deadliest disease worldwide (1) AIDS.  Millions more teenagers have had their parents, their childhood, and their education stolen from them by the deadliest disease worldwide (1) AIDS. Those spared a family bereavement still have friends, neighbours, and role models snatched from them by the deadliest disease worldwide (1) AIDS. But this does not have to last; with the £1 that you might otherwise spend on a fizzy drink, a bus journey or a CD you can purchase a red ribbon at the end of this assembly and join millions others in leading a heroic crusade against the deadliest disease worldwide.

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There is a common misconception in many teenagers and adults alike that HIV and AIDS are two different terms for the same disease (1) this is far from the horrific truth. Human Immunodeficiency Virus, better known as HIV, comes first in the unforgiving cycle and can be transferred through unprotected sex, drug misuse, or childbirth. There is nothing stopping many HIV sufferers from leading a normal life, however without medical treatment the merciless virus can develop into Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, better known as AIDS, a state of living so poor that the victim can’t even feed themselves, let alone ...

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