Ford Makes History with HIV/AIDS Outreach Effort

There are 38 million men, women and children currently afflicted with HIV/AIDS, and every 60 seconds five people die from the disease. Ford Motor Company is doing its part to fight back against this pandemic, and on Monday, Dec. 6, 2004 Ford will announce another historic effort the company is undertaking to battle HIV/AIDS.

WHAT: Ford is the only automaker working on global HIV/AIDS education programs and will expand its global educational effort while at the same time making history in the annals of corporate reporting.

  WHEN:    Monday, Dec. 6, 2004
           Time:  Noon - 1 p.m.

  WHERE:   Henry Ford II World Headquarters
           Mezzanine Conference Room B
           One American Road, Dearborn, Mich.  48126

           Audio conference call participation:
           1-800-367-3840 or 313-323-6737
           Participant code:  89415775
           (Phone line will be open at 11:45 a.m.)

  AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS:
  Dr. Greg Stone, Ford Director, Occupational Health and Safety
  Niel Golightly, Director, Ford Corporate Governance
  Mary Ann Gaido, vice president, St. Joseph Health Systems
  Daniel Rosan, director, Public Health Policy, Interfaith Center on
   Corporate Responsibility

  Lunch will be served.  Please R.S.V.P.

Go to http://media.ford.com/ for news releases and high-resolution photographs.

PRNewswire -- Dec. 6