AEGiS-UPI: Efforts to address HIV/AIDS to be outlined

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Efforts to address HIV/AIDS to be outlined

United Press International - November 30, 2009

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Efforts of the Obama administration to address HIV/AIDS are the focus of remarks in Washington by officials Monday, the eve of World AIDS Day, officials said.

The event by the officials was to be delivered live and online at WhiteHouse.gov/live, the White House said.

Participants include Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Ambassador and U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Eric P. Goosby, and senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, assistant to the president for intergovernmental affairs and public engagement.

World AIDS Day, observed Dec. 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection, the virus that causes AIDS.

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