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http://www.ted.com Musician and activist Bono accepts the 2005 TED Prize with a riveting talk, arguing that aid to Africa isn't just another celebrity cause; it's a global emergency. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers are invited to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes -- including speakers such as Jill Bolte Taylor, Sir Ken Robinson, Hans Rosling, Al Gore and Arthur Benjamin. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, politics and the arts. Watch the Top 10 TEDTalks on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10

Thanks to the Global Fund and (RED) money that you've helped generate with your (RED) purchase, an extremely effective medicine to treat HIV is becoming widely available to people in Africa. And it's as simple as two pills a day. It's so effective, in fact, it can return a person to vibrant health in about 60 days. Choose (RED) to make an impact. Find out more at JOINRED.COM. Photography by Antonin Kratochvil/VII RESPONSES TO OUR COMMENTS: Wow. We are amazed by the number of people who have watched our Lazarus Effect video and would like to make clarifications in light of some questions that have come up. 1. As the video says, treatment exists to fight HIV. This treatment is called antiretroviral (ARV) therapy. It is not a cure. It does, however, help the body's immune system fight HIV, and therefore has restored the health of many sick people within just a few months. That's what we call the Lazarus Effect. 2. ARV therapy is lifelong. This is why (RED) plans to be around for a long time, to help raise money for the Global Fund and continue to fight AIDS in Africa. 3. Some of you have asked, why Africa? In the United States, you can get ARVs at your local pharmacy, through your doctor and health insurance. If you don't have health insurance, there are programs that can help you get access to ARVs. In Africa, no one had access for many years, and the number of people in sub-Saharan Africa who live with HIV has grown to 22.5 milion. We have a tremendous opportunity to help break this epidemic. 4. Others are worried that Silvia, pictured in the video, will give her child HIV through her breast milk. We can drastically reduce the risk of mother-to-child HIV infection with nevarapine, a drug given during labor. After birth, it is ideal to give a baby formula, but that is not always readily available in Africa. Mothers who don't have consistent access to formula are instructed by doctors to only breastfeed their children for six months, and then wean their babies onto formula and food after these six months. This helps reduce the risk of transmitting the virus through breast milk. 5. We've also seen comments that say HIV-positive people will spread HIV if their health is restored. Because it is possible for HIV-positive people to transmit the virus, (RED) money doesn't just go toward ARVs. It also goes toward prevention education and counseling. To find out more about how (RED) money works in Africa, go to www.joinred.com/globalfund/impact/ For more information about (RED), go to JOINRED.COM. Thank you.

Bono explains why 2005 is such an important year to Make Poverty History http://www.makepovertyhistory.org/video

'How Can We End Poverty?' That's the question Bono addresses on a video shot recently by Phil Joanou in Arusha, Tanzania. 'Make Poverty History! What was that ? A T-shirt?' A year after the G8 leaders met in Scotland, pledging huge steps to end extreme poverty, Bono asks what difference campaigners are making for the everyday life of people in the poorest countries. From millions of children now in school, millions being protected from the killer-disease malaria to a dramatic increase in the availability of anti-retroviral drugs for those living with HIV/AIDS... campaigners, he says, are creating real change for the good.

Former Vice-President Al Gore and Irish rock singer Bono addressed the World Economic Forum on Thursday in Davos, Switzerland on tackling climate change and global poverty. (Jan. 24)

Bono speaks eloquently about links between extreme poverty, extreme climate change and extreme ideologies.

Charity fund raising video for world hunger.

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