Formed in 1988, Action for AIDS (AfA) is a voluntary community based organization and a registered charity since 7 October 1994. We are also a registered IPC under the Ministry of Health from 15 December 2004. Our objectives are to provide support and assistance to persons living with HIV and AIDS (PWAs); to increase awareness, education and understanding of AIDS and HIV infection; to combat discrimination and stigmatisation of (PWAs) and their loved ones; and to encourage AIDS-related research activities in Singapore.
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22 years of Education, Care and Advocacy.
(Updated: 16 July 2010)
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(Updated: 29 June 2010)
INVITATION - ACTION FOR AIDS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & COCKTAIL RECEPTION
The World Health Organization recently awarded the prestigious 2010 Dr LEE Jong-wook Memorial Prize for Public Health to Action
for AIDS (AfA).
AfA owes its success to you - our volunteers, friends, sponsors and stakeholders. To celebrate and to thank you for
your continuous support and generosity, we would like to invite you to a cocktail reception.
The reception will take place at 6pm, Novotel Hotel ( Clark Quay ) on the 26 June 2010.
We would appreciate if you would RSVP your attendance to either or both of the events with Jesse Koh at 62540212 or
jesse.koh@afa.org.sg by 25 June 2010.
Time: 4pm, Annual General Meeting, Paprika Room 5th floor
6pm, Cocktail Reception,
Cinnamon Room 5th floor
(Updated: 25 June 2010)
From the right - Dr Margaret Chan, Director General of the WHO; Prof Roy Chan;
Mr Mondher Zenaïdi, President of the Sixty-third World Health Assembly, Tunisian Minister of Public Health, and Dr Han Kwang-su of the Korean Foundation for International Health
The World Health Organization has awarded the 2010 Dr LEE Jong-wook Memorial Prize for Public Health to Action for AIDS, Singapore.
Action for AIDS, Singapore awarded the prestigious 2010 Dr Lee Jong-wook Memorial Prize by the World Health Organisation Singapore 20 May 2010 – The World Health Organization (“WHO”) has awarded the 2010 Dr LEE Jong-wook Memorial Prize for Public Health (“the award”) to Action for AIDS, Singapore (“AfA”).
The award, in recognition of AfA’s outstanding contributions in HIV/AIDS education, care and advocacy, consists of a plaque and an amount of US$85, 000. It will be presented to Professor Roy Chan, founder and President of AfA, on 20 May 2010 by the President of the Sixty-third World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. Read more
(Updated: 21 May 2010)
(Updated: 11 May 2010)
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