Aids teddies are now available again at the Citizens' Office
02.12.2024 – Mayor Sabine Groß welcomed Mario Maroš from Aidshilfe Offenbach e.V. and its managing director Franz Frank, who presented this year's Aids teddies in the town hall last Friday, November 29. The little bears are cute and cuddly and the charitable organization Aids-Hilfe Offenbach collects donations through their sale.
Groß, who is also head of the municipal health department, thanked the AIDS service organization for its great commitment to educating citizens about the disease and protecting them from it. "Thanks to medical progress, it is now very possible to live with the infection," said the mayor. "HIV is now less present in public perception. For this reason, it is important to keep raising the issue. World Aids Day offers a good opportunity to do this. The AIDS service organization's educational work is a key component in reducing prejudice and the exclusion of people with the disease."
As every year, World AIDS Day was celebrated on December 1. The teddies are available beyond the day, they carry the red ribbon, the symbol for the day of remembrance, which calls for action against exclusion and prejudice and aims to strengthen the rights of people with the disease. The Aids teddy bear is available while stocks last for a fee of at least 8 euros from the Bürgerbüro, Koffer Roth, the Strandperle or the Buchladen am Markt.
According to the RKI, 96,700 people are living with HIV in Germany. And around 2,000 new infections are still recorded every year.