World AIDS Day

Heylo everyone. If you are dying to see a blog entry from me, here is one. TA-DA! World AIDS Day is observed on the 1st of December every year. The day is dedicated to raise awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. People hold memorials to hounour persons who have died from the disease. Government officials and health officials also support this event with speeches or forums on AIDS topic.

AIDS had killed more than 25 million people between 1981 and 2007. An estimated 33.2 million people worldwide live with HIV in 2007. That is more than six times of Singapore's population! AIDS is arguably the deadliest disease in the world.

The founder of World AIDS Day is James W. Bunn and Thomas Netter, two public information officers for the Global Programme on AIDS . Dr. Jonathan Mann, Director of the Global Programme on AIDS(now known as UNAIDS) liked the idea and announced that 1st December World AIDS Day.

Here are some 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

P.S. AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Gonna have more posts if I have time, some post have to be delayed sorry.

 World AIDS Day is represented with a Red Ribbon. How many people have to die from AIDS. Don't be a victim of AIDS. I know its a disease that is here to stay but we can get rid of it. No one deserves to have AIDS.
                                                                                                                               Heal The World, Make That Change
                                                                                                                                        The Dark Horse