Student Stop AIDS Campaign
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The Student Stop AIDS Campaign (SSAC) is a network of groups based in British universities that campaign about the global HIV/AIDS
crisis. The key campaign is currently Access to Care and Treatment, which aims to make anti-retroviral drugs
- currently unavailable to many people in poorer countries - universally accessible.
The SSAC is co-ordinated by Students Partnership Worldwide
, a youth-based development
organization, and is part of the larger Stop AIDS Campaign consortium.
Student Stop AIDS Societies (SSAS) carry out several different types of campus-based activities. Awareness raising - that is, communicating facts about the AIDS
crisis to a wider audience - is one key strategy. Another is political campaigning, both directly by meeting politicians, and lobbying by post and the internet. SSAS also regularly join forces to campaign together at a particular event, for example, the G8 Meeting in Gleneagles
. Stop AIDS campaigns aim to carry out their work in partnership with other student campaign groups, such as UNSYA, People & Planet
and Medsin
.
Other key events in the Stop AIDS calendar are World AIDS Day
on the 1st of December each year, and the annual speaker tour, where young HIV activists from around the world visit British universities to discuss the crisis.
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
crisis. The key campaign is currently Access to Care and Treatment, which aims to make anti-retroviral drugs
Antiretroviral drug
Antiretroviral drugs are medications for the treatment of infection by retroviruses, primarily HIV. When several such drugs, typically three or four, are taken in combination, the approach is known as Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, or HAART...
- currently unavailable to many people in poorer countries - universally accessible.
The SSAC is co-ordinated by Students Partnership Worldwide
Students Partnership Worldwide
Students Partnership Worldwide is now Restless Development, the youth-led development agency.What they know?Young people are most affected by the persistent problems facing the world. And yet they are frequently overlooked as being the ones to help work these issues out.What they believe?Young...
, a youth-based development
International development
International development or global development is a concept that lacks a universally accepted definition, but it is most used in a holistic and multi-disciplinary context of human development — the development of greater quality of life for humans...
organization, and is part of the larger Stop AIDS Campaign consortium.
Student Stop AIDS Societies (SSAS) carry out several different types of campus-based activities. Awareness raising - that is, communicating facts about the AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
crisis to a wider audience - is one key strategy. Another is political campaigning, both directly by meeting politicians, and lobbying by post and the internet. SSAS also regularly join forces to campaign together at a particular event, for example, the G8 Meeting in Gleneagles
31st G8 summit
The 31st G8 summit was held from July 6 to July 8, 2005 at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland, United Kingdom and hosted by British Prime Minister Tony Blair...
. Stop AIDS campaigns aim to carry out their work in partnership with other student campaign groups, such as UNSYA, People & Planet
People & Planet
People & Planet is a network of student campaign groups in the UK. It claims to be "the largest student campaigning organization in the country campaigning to alleviate world poverty, defend human rights and protect the environment."-Organization:...
and Medsin
Medsin
Medsin is a grassroots, student led organisation. Its vision is "A world where health is a universally realised human right" Its activities aim to "promote health as well as to act upon and educate students about health inequalities in our local and global communities."Formed in 1997, the...
.
Other key events in the Stop AIDS calendar are World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day, observed December 1 every year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. Government and health officials observe the day, often with speeches or forums on the AIDS topics. Since 1995, the President of the United States has made an...
on the 1st of December each year, and the annual speaker tour, where young HIV activists from around the world visit British universities to discuss the crisis.