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World Aids Day: Stories of Hope and Resilience from HIV/AIDS Survivors



Each year, on 1 December, the world commemorates World AIDS Day. People around the world unite to show support for people living with HIV and to remember those who have died from AIDS-related illnesses.


Every year, on 1 December, the world commemorates World AIDS Day. People around the world unite to show support for people living with and affected by HIV and to remember those who lost their lives to AIDS.




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Dangerous Inequalities, the UNAIDS World AIDS Day report 2022, reveals that inequalities are obstructing the end of AIDS. On current trends the world will not meet agreed global targets on AIDS. Millions of lives are at stake. The new UNAIDS report shows that only urgent action to tackle inequalities can get the world's AIDS response on track. It shows how world leaders can tackle those inequalities, and calls on them to be courageous in doing so.


Participate in this year's World AIDS Day by shining a light on inequalities and doing your part in helping to address them. Use the following materials on your digital platforms to show the world that inequalities cost lives and that it is time to end them. Check and share the campaign and social media materials created by UNAIDS for the #WorldAIDSDay.


For decades, World AIDS Day has been recognized as an opportunity for people around the world to stand together in the fight against HIV. This year on World AIDS Day, we are focused on addressing health inequities and inequalities and ensuring that the voices of people with HIV are at the center of our work to end the HIV epidemic globally.


My Administration remains steadfast in our efforts to end the HIV epidemic, confront systems and policies that perpetuate entrenched health inequities, and build a healthier world for all people. Earlier this year, I reinstated the White House Office of National AIDS Policy to coordinate our efforts to reduce the number of HIV infections across our Nation. This week, my Administration is releasing an updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy to decrease health inequities in new diagnoses and improve access to comprehensive, evidence-based HIV-prevention tools. This updated strategy will make equity a cornerstone of our response and bring a whole-of-government approach to fighting HIV.


Ending the HIV epidemic is within our reach, and we are committed to finishing this work. On World AIDS Day, we rededicate ourselves to building on the progress of the last 4 decades; upholding and advancing human rights; supporting research, science, and data-driven solutions; expanding access to housing, education, and economic empowerment; and fighting stigma and discrimination. No one living with HIV should suffer the undeserved guilt and prejudice that too many continue to experience. We must innovate and explore new ways to help address HIV/AIDS in communities here at home and around the world.


#MyVoiceMyAction is a campaign to highlight worldwide perspectives from people who have been affected by HIV. The goal is to lift up voices of people & their actions in global solidarity for #WorldAIDSDay. Make your voice heard and help #StopHIVTogether:


The global HIV response is in danger, even as HIV remains a major public health issue that affects millions of people worldwide. Over the last few years progress towards HIV goals has stalled, resources have shrunk, and millions of lives are at risk asa result.


World AIDS Day is observed on December 1 each year. It is a day of solidarity for people around the world who are affected by HIV. This is a day for voices to unite by sharing experiences, remembering those lost, and standing together in the fight against HIV. While great strides have been made over the four decades since the first known reported cases of AIDS, this disease remains a public health challenge. World AIDS Day is an opportunity for every community and each individual to honor the more than 32 million people who have died worldwide from AIDS-related illness. For more information on World AIDS Day, visit UNAIDS World AIDS day.


World AIDS Day, designated on 1 December every year since 1988,[1] is an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection and mourning those who have died of the disease. The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The HIV virus attacks the immune system of the patient and reduces its resistance to other diseases.[2] Government and health officials, non-governmental organizations, and individuals around the world observe the day, often with education on AIDS prevention and control.


As of 2020[update], AIDS has killed 36.3 million (between 27.2 million and 47.8 million) people worldwide, and an estimated 37.7 million people are living with HIV,[4] making it one of the most important global public health issues in recorded history. Thanks to recent improved access to antiretroviral treatment in many regions of the world, the death rate from AIDS epidemic has decreased by 64% since its peak in 2004 (1.9 million in 2004, compared to 680 000 in 2020).[4]


In the US, the White House began marking World AIDS Day with the iconic display of a 28 foot (8.5 m) AIDS Ribbon on the building's North Portico in 2007.[17][18] White House aide Steven M. Levine, then serving in President George W. Bush's administration, proposed the display to symbolize the United States' commitment to combat the world AIDS epidemic through its landmark PEPFAR program.[19] The White House display, now an annual tradition across four presidential administrations, quickly garnered attention, as it was the banner, sign or symbol to prominently hang from the White House since the Abraham Lincoln administration.[20][21][22]


World AIDS Day is observed each year on December 1 and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV, and remember those who have died. Started in 1988, World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day


Every year, World AIDS Day offers a unique opportunity for people worldwide to acknowledge the significant progress made to end the HIV pandemic, address challenges that remain, discuss the best path forward, and pay tribute to those whose lives were lost fighting HIV. To recognize World AIDS Day, on December 1, the Office of AIDS Research (OAR) will host the National Institutes of Health (NIH) World AIDS Day 2021 Virtual Event: The Role of Research in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS), and I encourage you to join us.


After 30 years of marking progress against HIV with the observance of World AIDS Day, we are closer than ever to the beginning of the end of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Science has delivered numerous tools and holds promise for additional options, yet implementation of these tools remains paramount. We must increase our efforts to deliver effective treatment and prevention strategies to those who need them. We thank and applaud the many clinical trial participants, researchers, health care professionals, advocates and others who are working to prevent new infections and improve the health of those living with HIV worldwide. We look forward to working across NIH with all the Institutes and Centers engaged in HIV and related research to ensure that scientific progress against the pandemic is maximized and that we do not lose what we have gained.


We must always combat inequalities and stigma. Share information for awareness and educational purposes. Volunteer at local agencies that may need help. Continue to help in the fight against HIV so we can live in a world where HIV is a thing of the past.


Around the world, hundreds of Apple Store locations are marking the day with new window and product displays, making it easy for customers to learn about (PRODUCT)RED and support the Global Fund with their holiday purchases.


In the US, Apple Books features curated collections of books and audiobooks, including nonfiction about the global fight against HIV/AIDS and fiction from around the world. Apple TV app users can explore a compelling collection of shows and movies on the Watch Now tab that shine a light on the human cost of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. And Apple Music features a special selection of music programming, radio episodes, and more for subscribers to recognize the day.


Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) that can neutralize multiple genetically distinct HIV strains represent a potential new strategy for HIV treatment and prevention. Last year, the NIAID-developed VRC01 bNAb delivered intravenously once every eight weeks safely and effectively prevented acquisition of 75% of the HIV strains circulating in the regions of the world where they were tested. This year, a small study conducted by NIAID scientists and their collaborators found that people who began ART during the early stages of their HIV infection achieved a long period of HIV suppression (nearly 40 weeks) without ART after receiving an infusion of two investigational bNAbs. As next-generation antibodies with increased potency and durability are developed, there is hope that infrequently administered bNAbs, possibly with a long-acting injectable ART, could lead to HIV suppression for years, not months.


On Dec. 1st, the ELCA has the opportunity to join with our neighbors around the world in commemorating World AIDS Day. On this day, we remember all who have been and continue to be affected by HIV and AIDS. We also take this day to raise awareness and recommit to a faithful and dedicated response.


AIDS has claimed the lives of more than 25 million people worldwide. Millions of children under the age of 18 in sub-Saharan Africa have lost one or both parents to AIDS. The ELCA, along with the international community, has pledged both resources and action. There is cause for great hope.


Women and children are bearing the brunt of the COVID crisis in many of the same ways that they have borne that of the decades-long fight against HIV. Every minute and 40 seconds, a child or young person under the age of 20 was newly infected with HIV in 2019, bringing the total number of children living with HIV to 2.8 million. And the COVID-19 crisis has only further exacerbated inequities in access to life-saving HIV services for children, adolescents and pregnant mothers worldwide, according to the Reimagining a resilient HIV response for children, adolescents and pregnant women living with HIV report. 2ff7e9595c


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