[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 134 (Thursday, September 22, 1994)]
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                          WORLD AIDS DAY 1994

  Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, December 1, 1994, will be celebrated as 
World AIDS Day. World AIDS Day, commemorated annually on December 1, is 
the only day coordinated internationally which focuses attention around 
the globe on actions to halt the spread of HIV/AIDS. World AIDS Day 
will be observed in all of the 189 member countries of the World Health 
Organization to encourage public support for programs to prevent the 
spread of HIV infection and to assist in the development of sympathetic 
and respectful attitudes toward people living with HIV/AIDS in our 
communities.
  In the United States, World AIDS Day is sponsored by the American 
Association for World Health which is promoting the 1994 theme, ``AIDS 
and Families: Protect and Care For the Ones We Love!''
  Currently in Massachusetts, 9,260 people have AIDS. That is a 
horrendous statistic. But it becomes even more devastating when we 
realize that every number represents a human being--man, woman, or 
child. It also represents their families, their friends, their 
caregivers--the network of people whose lives are affected by this 
disease.
  Participation in World AIDS Day will highlight and enhance the impact 
of independent HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention activities already 
organized and occurring throughout the year. I commend the American 
Association for World Health for its continued sponsorship and 
promotion of this event.

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