In the UK, three female celebrities put their fame to good use.
These pop icons who were in London to promote a new line of cosmetics, spoke up on the importance of AIDS and HIV testing.
Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper recently launched their own lipstick and lip gloss shades, and the money raised from the sales of these items will be used for AIDS research.home hiv test, hiv self test, home hiv kit
The two singers were interviewed by Sharon Osbourne, who became popular through the reality show “The Osbournes” following the everyday lives of the family of rocker Ozzy Osbourne.
The interview was streamed live on the cosmetic company’s website and on Facebook.
The company chose the two female icons of different generations for their loud personalities and also for the fact that they can cover a whole spectrum of age groups.home hiv test, hiv self test, home hiv kit
The importance of HIV prevention and care continues to be highlighted, as the number of woman living with the condition has tripled since 1985.
In Taiwan, the end of the Chinese New Year was marked by blasting firecrackers and jumping into water to pray for good fortune.
In this century-old tradition, volunteers would dress up as Han Dan, the god of wealth, and have other people throw fire crackers at them.home hiv test, hiv self test, home hiv kit
The volunteers must endure the pain to help the town get rid of evil spirits and to usher in better fortunes for the year ahead.
Some are hired to take on the painful role, and the wounded role-players are awarded handsome payments and gold medals for their courage and strength.
These brave volunteers arm themselves with helmets, masks, gloves and more in order to endure two-minutes of firecracker-bombing.home hiv test, hiv self test, home hiv kit
Ironically the more serious injuries resulted from a pyrotechnic show in central Taiwan’s Chiayi City, where something went wrong with the fireworks and 33 people were wounded.
And in Or Yehuda, a city situated adjacent to Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport, residents fell in line at a distribution center for their new gas masks.home hiv test, hiv self test, home hiv kit
Most would wonder if this is a case of national emergency, but to most Israelis, it’s quite a routine procedure.
It is part of a nationwide project which was decided a year ago by the Israeli Defense Ministry.
The Israeli Army aims to equip the entire population with new gas masks to replace old ones within a three-year period.
Some Israelis are fearful of attacks from other countries, and most would rather be safe than sorry, so they were all grateful recipients of the new gear.home hiv test, hiv self test, home hiv kit
The Israeli Army’s Home Front Command reported that in the event of an emergency, they are ready to distribute the kits to the entire nation within weeks.