Christians in the Isle of Man are being asked to get involved in a charity's new long-term strategy to halt and reverse the spread of HIV and AIDS.

Today (Friday) is World AIDS Day, and Christian Charity Tearfund is marking the occasion by launching its 9 year campaign.

North West Regional Manager for Tearfund, Mike Chesterton, says their first initiative, called "Work a Miracle", aims to reduce mother to child transmissions of the disease.

Mr Chesterton says a few simple procedures could lead to staggering results:

For more information about the Work a Miracle campaign, go to www.tearfund.org and follow the link, or call Tearfund's regional office on 0161 437 1811.