Motion · S1M-03969 · 27 Feb 2003
20th Anniversary of the Recognition of HIV/AIDS
The motion
That the Parliament notes that 2003 marks the 20th anniversary of the discovery of HIV as being the virus that leads to AIDS; further notes that at the end of 2002 the United Nations estimated that over 40 million people had been infected with the virus and many millions more affected by it; acknowledges that Scotland, and Edinburgh in particular, were seen as being at the forefront of the epidemic in the early 1980s; recognises the achievements of voluntary and statutory organisations involved in limiting the impact of HIV/AIDS in Scotland; further recognises that the current epidemic is particularly virulent in sub-Saharan Africa where over 25 million people are infected with the virus, and encourages Scottish organisations and institutions working on HIV/AIDS to develop partnerships with similar organisations in southern Africa to share expertise and encourage mutual understanding of how best to care for people with HIV and to maximise our efforts at preventing further transmissions of HIV.
Supporters (42)
- Sarah Boyack 3 Mar 2003
- Michael McMahon 3 Mar 2003
- Donald Gorrie 4 Mar 2003
- Mr Keith Harding 4 Mar 2003
- Tom McCabe 4 Mar 2003
- Susan Deacon 5 Mar 2003
- Brian Fitzpatrick 5 Mar 2003
- Mr John McAllion 5 Mar 2003
- Alex Neil 5 Mar 2003
- Mary Scanlon 5 Mar 2003
- Dr Richard Simpson 5 Mar 2003
- Jamie Stone 5 Mar 2003
- Ms Wendy Alexander 6 Mar 2003
- Scott Barrie 6 Mar 2003
- Bill Butler 6 Mar 2003
- Cathie Craigie 6 Mar 2003
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 6 Mar 2003
- Karen Gillon 6 Mar 2003
- Trish Godman 6 Mar 2003
- Rhoda Grant 6 Mar 2003
- Margaret Jamieson 6 Mar 2003
- Ken Macintosh 6 Mar 2003
- Kate Maclean 6 Mar 2003
- Maureen Macmillan 6 Mar 2003
- Mr Lloyd Quinan 6 Mar 2003
- Nora Radcliffe 6 Mar 2003
- Mr Keith Raffan 6 Mar 2003
- Elaine Thomson 6 Mar 2003
- Robin Harper 7 Mar 2003
- Dr Sylvia Jackson 7 Mar 2003
- Margo MacDonald 7 Mar 2003
- Shona Robison 10 Mar 2003
- Michael Russell 10 Mar 2003
- Christine Grahame 11 Mar 2003
- Johann Lamont 12 Mar 2003
- Pauline McNeill Scottish Labour 12 Mar 2003
- Marilyn Livingstone 13 Mar 2003
- Gil Paterson 13 Mar 2003
- Ian Jenkins 14 Mar 2003
- Andrew Wilson 18 Mar 2003
- Karen Whitefield 19 Mar 2003
- Sandra White 24 Mar 2003
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.