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Magic Johnson dedicates the World AIDS Museum and Educational Center
Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson
In anticipation of the opening of the World AIDS Museum and Educational Center early next year, Earvin “Magic” Johnson dedicated the Museum on November 7 to the millions of people who suffered due to HIV/AIDS.
The World AIDS Museum and Educational Center will be the first museum dedicated to the HIV/AIDS epidemic with a mission of enlightening the world to this continuing tragedy while empowering its survivors. Magic Johnson has become one of the most recognized faces and advocates committed to providing HIV/AIDS awareness, prevention, and treatment services.
Twenty-two years ago on November 7, 1991, he announced to the world that he was HIV positive. The overwhelming community response to this announcement – in the form of donations and letters of support – was the force that created the Magic Johnson Foundation organization.
Since it’s founding in 1991, the Magic Johnson Foundation has developed and funded programs addressing HIV/AIDS prevention, HIV testing, and effective treatment for persons living with HIV/AIDS.
In 2012 Clear Health Alliance established a strategic alliance with Magic Johnson and Magic Johnson Enterprises), working with community partners and health care providers offering ‘best in class’ medical care to Medicaid recipients living with HIV/AIDS.
Magic Johnson is a company spokesperson and investor in Simply Healthcare Plans. The event took place on November 7, 2013 at the World AIDS Museum located at Wilton Station, 1201 NE 26th Street, Suite 111, Wilton Manors, Florida.
“The World AIDS Museum concept is one that was created years ago by a group of individuals who each had been affected by HIV/AIDS,” said Steve Stagon, President and CEO of the World AIDS Museum. “We realized the importance of sharing the history of AIDS to not only educate people who have no idea of what it is and who it impacts, but also to convey a message, ‘This cannot happen again.’ The world cannot isolate groups and fail to help because the group may not represent everyone. By addressing the disease with research and technology, AIDS can not only be controlled, but is on the brink of eradication. We should have been at this point years ago.” The Museum will bring a very personal and emotional viewpoint offering traveling and interactive exhibits that allow people from all over the world to participate and add their own stories, and a historical perspective from the discovery of HIV/AIDS up to today.
