ACCHO’s Keep It Alive to release series of commercials to raise HIV/AIDS awareness in the African and Caribbean-Canadian communities

TORONTO – January 24, 2007

The African and Caribbean Council on HIV/AIDS in Ontario (ACCHO), with the support of Top Drawer Creative Inc. advertising agency, has filmed a series of commercials to continue their province-wide Keep It Alive campaign.
The commercials are designed to raise awareness of HIV, promote safer sex, and help to reduce the stigma associated with HIV among the African and Caribbean communities in Ontario. They will air January 23 to March 3, 2007 on major Canadian networks.

HIV Prevention Guidelines and Manual for Service Providers working with African and Caribbean Communities in Canada

ACCHO, in partnership with Women's Health in Women's Hands Community Health Centre (WHIWH), has developed the first comprehensive and culturally appropriate HIV Prevention Guidelines and Manual: A Tool for Service Providers Serving African and African Caribbean Communities Living in Canada.

ACCHO developed the HIV Prevention Guidelines and Manual for service providers and community-based organizations. This resource will support efforts to prevent both primary and secondary transmission of HIV among African and Caribbean communities in Canada.