People gather around a section of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, on the National Mall in Washington, Saturday, July 21, 2012. The full quilt's display on the Mall was delayed due to rain. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
People gather around a section of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, on the National Mall in Washington, Saturday, July 21, 2012. The full quilt's display on the Mall was delayed due to rain. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Cole Stone-Freisina, 16, left, of Atlanta, and Stephanie Laster, right, with the NAMES Project, works on a new panel to add to the AIDS Memorial Quilt, on the National Mall in Washington, on Saturday, July 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Graphics shows global trends related to the HIV/AIDS epidemic
Martin Garcia, 26, of Los Angeles, makes a panel to add to the AIDS Memorial Quilt in honor of his uncle, John, who died of AIDS, on the National Mall in Washington, Saturday, July 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Organizers say several thousand people are expected to turn out Sunday in Washington for a march ahead of an international AIDS conference that's getting under way in the city.
The "Keep the Promise" march, which is set to begin at 2 p.m. Eastern time at the Washington Monument, is being organized by the Los Angeles-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation. Organizers say their aim is to remind world leaders and policymakers that AIDS remains a threat to global health.
They're calling for funding of programs that fight AIDS and they want lower prices on AIDS drugs. They also are pressing for universal access to condoms and increased rapid HIV testing.
The 2012 International AIDS Conference opens on Sunday evening and runs through July 27.
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