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Helping Children Orphaned by AIDS Calls This Penn Medicine Family to Action
Caring for the orphans of the AIDS pandemic is one of the greatest challenges facing sub-Saharan Africa today. South Africa alone, with a total population of 50 million, is home to nearly 4 million orphans, about 20% of the nation’s children.
One Penn Medicine family is rallying support for thousands of South African children and their communities through Nurturing Orphans of AIDS for Humanity (NOAH).
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On Dec. 15, AIDS researchers and the Ultrasounds, Penn Medicine’s a cappella group, joined the Mackays to raise awareness for the issue. Beatrice Hahn, MD, described current insights into the origin and spread of AIDS. Bette Korber, PhD, spoke on recent progress in developing a vaccine. The Ultrasounds honored South Africa’s world famous a cappella tradition, performing “Siyahamba”, a South African hymn.
Carry On Wayward Son