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Conclusion to HIV Aids Media has a powerful role to play in educating the world. It was years ago, that Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, the disease now recognized all over the world as AIDS, was first detected and recorded in Asia. Over the past two decades, the infection rate has grown rapidly in Asia, which is now second number to Africa in the number of HIV positive people. In Pakistan, HIV and AIDS was first detected in 1986 and according to UNAIDS estimates, this country now has over 80,000 infected people†¦and counting. HIV/AIDS programming needs to become part of the DNA of media companies globally. In the beginning of the advertising campaign against AIDS in the initial years†¦ a time when media men were scared to even write†¦show more content†¦This ad explains that peer group discussions can be effective for creating awareness for safe sex. In Pakistan recent days a condom ad with the song â€Å"suno zara khushi ki aahat† is running on PTV (Pakistan television) with the collaboration of Green Star (family planning organization). This ad is a song based story in which a happy newly married family with a new born baby has shown. There is not mention in all the song that it’s about the use of condom but at the end of the song 5-6 second logo of the condom has shown. Although the mass media awareness campaigns have not been successful, some developing countries have successfully used the media to combat the epidemic. Media does have the potential to contribute significantly to disseminating this HIV/AIDS messages if utilized effectively and efficiently. Radio is used by the majority of the people in the rural areas therefore radio can be effectively used in the HIV/AIDS awareness. The hypothesis of this research was that â€Å"HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns through the media were not effective† was proved otherwise. 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