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Friday, November 30, 2012

World AIDS Day - December 01


World AIDS Day, observed on 1 December every year, is dedicated to raising awareness of theAIDS Pandemic  caused by the spread of HIV infection.
  • AIDS has killed more than 25 million people between 1981 and 2007 and an estimated 33.2 million people worldwide live with HIV as of 2007, making it one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history.
  • World AIDS Day was first conceived in August 1987 by James W. Bunn and Thomas Netter, two public information officers for the Global Programme on AIDS at the 'World Health Organisation(WHO)
  • The Joint UN Programmes on AIDS/HIV (UNAIDS) became operational in 1996, and it took over the planning and promotion of World AIDS Day.Rather than focus on a single day, UNAIDS created the World AIDS Campaign in 1997 to focus on year-round communications, prevention and education.
  • In 2004, the World AIDS Campaign became an independent organization.
  • Each year's World AIDS Day theme is chosen by the World AIDS Campaign's Global Steering Committee after extensive consultation with people, organizations and government agencies involved in the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS

World AIDS Day Themes

 

Year
World  AIDS  Day Themes
1988
Communication
1989
Youth
1990
Women and AIDS
1991
Sharing the Challenge
1992
Community Commitment
1993
Act
1994
AIDS and the Family
1995
Shared Rights,Shared Responsibilities
1996
One World.One Hope
1997
Children Living in a World with AIDS
1998
Force for Change: World AIDS Campaign With Young People
1999
Listen, Learn, Live: World AIDS Campaign with Children & Young People
2000
AIDS: Men Make a Difference
2001
I care. Do you?
2002
Stigma and Discrimination
2003
Stigma and Discrimination
2004
Women, Girls, HIV and AIDS
2005
Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise
2006
Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise – Accountability
2007
Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise – Leadership
2008
Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise – Lead – Empower – Deliver
2009
Universal Access and Human Rights
2010
Universal Access and Human Rights
2011
Getting to Zero
2012
Getting to Zero
2013
Getting to Zero
2014
Getting to Zero
2015
Getting to Zero
2016

 

 





























































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