World Aids Day

Miss Tibet 2009 Tenzin Choezom flags off a “Run for AIDS” race organized to mark World AIDS Day in Dharamsala, India, Tuesday, December 1, 2009. Tibetan exiles, local Indians and visiting tourists took part in activities, including a painting competition, to promote awareness about HIV/AIDS. The day-long awareness programme was jointly organised by the Department of Health of the Central Tibetan Administration and Choice, a Dharamsala-based NGO involved in educating the exile Tibetan community in combating the spread of the disease. (Photo courtesy: Tibet.net)