The 2021 edition had harvested nearly 4.5 million euros of promises of donations, close to the record established in 2019. Nevertheless, the Association welcomes the generosity of donors despite the context related to the war In Ukraine.
Le Monde with AFP
At the end of its long annual collection weekend, Sunday, March 27, The Sidaction association received 4 million euros of promises of donations for the fight against AIDS. This amount is slightly lower than that of 2021, where the association had harvested almost € 4.5 million of promises of donations, close to the record of 4.5 million euros established in 2019 (the 2020 edition had been canceled because of the sanitary crisis).
“Donors have been at the rendezvous despite the very busy news, they have already shown great mobilization and generosity vis-à-vis Ukraine,” held to observe, with the Agence France-Presse (AFP), the Director General of Sidaction, Florence Thune.
This year, the event was launched Thursday night with the broadcast of a clip on the 33 partner media. A special music show has been broadcast Saturday night on France 2.
Risk of resumption of the HIV epidemic
At present, the Sidaction Association believes that the risk of recovery of the HIV epidemic is “alarming”, particularly because of a “drop in screenings” due to the Pandemic of Covid-19. “This drop in screening means that more people do not know their HIV status, which means that we risk more contaminations,” says M
In addition, the war in Ukraine could contribute to a resurgence of the HIV epidemic in the region. “Ukraine is one of the most affected countries in Eastern Europe. He had made a lot of effort in recent years, but we know how much the health system will be devastated” by war, explains Florence thune.
Funds collected by Sidaction will go to research and care programs, as well as community prevention and support programs in France and internationally, indicates the association.
According to the latest UNAIDS report, 37.7 million people around the world live with HIV and 680,000 people died in 2020 AIDS-related illnesses. In France, 173,000 people live with HIV.