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Bono, Judd here today fighting AIDS
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U2's Bono and Ashley Judd will be in Cincinnati today to raise awareness about AIDS in Africa.
As part of their Heart of America tour -- which began in Lincoln, Neb., on Sunday and has moved though Iowa, Chicago and Indianapolis -- the rock star and actress will visit Cincinnati's Caracole, an agency that provides housing assistance for people with AIDS.
They will be joined by rocker Peter Frampton, who now makes Indian Hill home.
In articles in the Chicago Tribune and the Indianapolis Star this week, Bono has said the United States needs to step to the forefront to help battle the AIDS epedemic in Africa.
About 28 million Africans are infected with HIV, yet less than 3 million have access to medicine. More than 2 million AIDS-related deaths are expected in 2003, the Star reported.
He has said he is taking his message to the Midwest because the nation's "moral compass" is in Middle America.
In Cincinnati today, Bono and Judd will tour Caracole's residential facilities and meet with HIV/AIDS workers and patients.
"The Heartland of America tour has a wonderful mission," said Sue Butler, executive director of Caracole.
"I believe most Americans believe the AIDS crisis is over," she said. "It is certainly not over in Africa, nor in Cincinnati."
With 2,224 AIDS patients in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, the Greater Cincinnati area has the second-highest AIDS patient population in Ohio, behind Cleveland, Caracole officials said.
More than 1,200 people in Greater Cincinnati have died from AIDS.
Having a celebrity of Bono's stature bring his message to Cincinnati can have a tremendous impact, not only in raising awareness about AIDS in Africa, but in reminding people here that the epidemic is far from over in Cincinnati, Butler said.
Publication Date: 12-06-2002
Bono, Judd here today fighting AIDS
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U2's Bono and Ashley Judd will be in Cincinnati today to raise awareness about AIDS in Africa.
As part of their Heart of America tour -- which began in Lincoln, Neb., on Sunday and has moved though Iowa, Chicago and Indianapolis -- the rock star and actress will visit Cincinnati's Caracole, an agency that provides housing assistance for people with AIDS.
They will be joined by rocker Peter Frampton, who now makes Indian Hill home.
In articles in the Chicago Tribune and the Indianapolis Star this week, Bono has said the United States needs to step to the forefront to help battle the AIDS epedemic in Africa.
About 28 million Africans are infected with HIV, yet less than 3 million have access to medicine. More than 2 million AIDS-related deaths are expected in 2003, the Star reported.
He has said he is taking his message to the Midwest because the nation's "moral compass" is in Middle America.
In Cincinnati today, Bono and Judd will tour Caracole's residential facilities and meet with HIV/AIDS workers and patients.
"The Heartland of America tour has a wonderful mission," said Sue Butler, executive director of Caracole.
"I believe most Americans believe the AIDS crisis is over," she said. "It is certainly not over in Africa, nor in Cincinnati."
With 2,224 AIDS patients in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, the Greater Cincinnati area has the second-highest AIDS patient population in Ohio, behind Cleveland, Caracole officials said.
More than 1,200 people in Greater Cincinnati have died from AIDS.
Having a celebrity of Bono's stature bring his message to Cincinnati can have a tremendous impact, not only in raising awareness about AIDS in Africa, but in reminding people here that the epidemic is far from over in Cincinnati, Butler said.
Publication Date: 12-06-2002
