| Egyptian AIDS Society |
 Founded- 29th June, 1992 |
Proclaimed in the Department of Social Affairs in Alexandria Under the number #1071
Granted the special Consultative
Status by the Economical and Social
Council of the UN (ECOSOC)
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E.A.S
was established and proclaimed on June, 29th 1992 in Alexandria as the first society on the national level working in this field in Egypt, where a group of specialists and parties concerned who believe in confronting this disease added a new site on the map of voluntary work. |
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The Society arose assuring social voluntary sense, emphasizing social support, and supporting the necessary behavior to prevent the spreading of this disease. It also enables us to achieve positive changes in the behaviors affecting public health using all accessible ways of media and education in accordance with our culture and religious teachings, which directly partake in the confrontation of the disease and achieve public partnership. It also gains support from other voluntary national and governmental, as well as international, organizations.
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The organization holds the Special Consultative Status granted by the Economical and Social Council of the UN, ECOSOC. It is also a member in the West-Asia Bureau of the UN, ESCWA; a member of the higher committee of the National AIDS Prevention Program of the Egyptian Ministry of Health, NAPP; and a member of the International Population Institute, IPI, Member in Arab Network Of NGOs.
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Organizational Representation in National and International Organizations: |
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Member of ESCWA – UN |
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Member of PANOS – AFRICA |
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Member of the Arab Network for NGO's |
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Member of the C.C.M – Egyptian Country Coordination Mechanism for HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and TB |
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Member of the Global Fund Forum for TB, Malaria and HIV/AIDS Prevention |
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Member of the International AIDS Society (IAS) |
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Member of the ENNAA |
