San Francisco, Feb. 13th: AHF to Mark ‘International Condom Day’ with Free Events

39 Cities in 13 Countries Around the Globe Set the Stage for Free Condom Distribution, Free HIV Testing and Safer Sex Awareness Events hosted by AIDS Healthcare Foundation and Partners; Groups Will Distribute Thousands of AHF’s ‘LOVE Condoms’ During Outreach and Events

Bay Area Event Partners Include Stop AIDS Project and Tenderloin Health

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization which currently provides medical care and services to more than 150,000 individuals in 26 countries worldwide, will mark International Condom Day—an informal holiday commemorated on February 13^th in conjunction with Valentine’s Day—with innovative and educational free condom distribution and safer sex awareness events as well as media campaigns held in 39 cities in 13 countries around the world that will be taking place over the days and nights around the weekend holiday. In San Francisco, special LOVE-branded condoms with Valentine’s cards are being distributed in the days leading up to Sunday. On Sunday, AHF will offer free HIV testing from noon to 6:00 pm at its Church St. Out of the Closet Thrift Store location; Tenderloin Health will offer free HIV testing at their office from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm and Stop AIDS Project will offer free testing through a mobile testing unit in front of the Eagle Tavern from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

USA: San Francisco
What: Media Availability—International Condom Day Activity in San Francisco
FREE HIV Testing and condom distribution
Out of the Closet	Tenderloin Health	Stop AIDS Project
100 Church St.	187 Golden Gate Ave.	Mobile Testing at Eagle Tavern
San Francisco, CA	San Francisco, CA	398 12^th St.
Sunday, February 13^th	Sunday, February 13^th	Sunday, February 13^th
12:00 noon to 6:00 pm	1:00 pm to 3:30 pm	3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
NOTE: Photo opportunities or B-roll images for media outlets to consider:
Volunteers in “LOVE Condom” t-shirts handing out Valentine’s Day cards with condoms and testing information
Contact: Adam Ouderkirk, Bay Area Regional Director, 415-519-1759

AHF’s International Condom Day events range from free mobile HIV testing offered in many locations around the world as well as a daytime (10am-2pm) ‘Valentine’ condom giveaway to the brunch crowds along bustling Ocean Avenue in Miami Beach, Florida, promoted with a biplane towing a 50 foot long ad banner promoting ‘International Condom Day’ above famed South Beach; special ‘Love Condom’ billboards appearing in Kenya, South Africa and Swaziland coupled with condom giveaways and testing events in each of these three countries; in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, volunteers will distribute 130,000 free condoms at entertainment establishments, nightclubs and city parks; in Veracruz, Mexico, and six other Mexican locations, testing and condom distributions events will draw the public and media attention because the date is so close to Carnival, a popular annual event in Veracruz and throughout Mexico; in Moscow, Russia and in several Russian cities, distribution of free condoms and HIV prevention materials taking place at popular nightclubs, discos, universities, movie theaters, as well as HIV testing; and in Ukraine, condom and testing events in 18 cities including Kiev and Odessa on February 13^th and 14^th.

Participating Countries/Cities in AHF’s International Condom Day 2011 Celebration

NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES West Hollywood, CA San Francisco, CA South Beach/Miami, FL LATIN AMERICA MEXICO Cancun Chiapas Estado de Mexico Mexico City Tabasco Tijuana Veracruz AFRICA—(East/West) Mombasa & Kithutuni, KENYA NIGERIA ZAMBIA AFRICA—(Southern) SOUTH AFRICA Umlazi SWAZILAND Manzini

ASIA-PACIFIC Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA New Delhi, INDIA RUSSIA & EASTERN EUROPE   RUSSIA Moscow UKRAINE Events in 18 cities including Kiev & Odessa ESTONIA LITHUANIA Vilnius

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization, currently provides medical care and services to more than 150,000 individuals in 26 countries worldwide in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean the Asia/Pacific region and Eastern Europe. www.aidshealth.org