December 01 – World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day is marked annually on the 1st of December to call for standing in solidarity with the 38 million people living with HIV worldwide and we remember the millions who lost their lives to AIDS.

The day is also a reminder to achieve a key promise of the Sustainable Development Goals: to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.

First observed in 1988, World AIDS Day is a day to unite to help end HIV and remember those lost to AIDS-related illnesses.

This year’s theme is “Let communities lead the way” because communities living with, at risk of, or affected by HIV, connect people with person-centred public health services, build trust, innovate, monitor implementation of policies and services, and hold providers accountable.