World AIDS Day 2022

 AIDS Day 2022

In 1988, the WHO announced the celebration of AIDS Day every year on December 1 to bring awareness among people about AIDS. 

Know the facts related to AIDS in the released report of 'UNAIDS' working with 'The World Health Organization, 'UNICEF' and 'United Nations on HIV/AIDS: 1. About 36.9 million people in the world are HIV positive, out of which 2.6 There are a million children. 2. According to an estimate, in 2014, 2 million people were positive for this. 3. About 34 million people have died of HIV or AIDS, of which 1.2 million died in 2014. 4. In the last 15 years, there has been a three-fold increase in the number of teenagers who died of the disease.

This disease is responsible for killing young people in second place in the world and number one in Africa. 6. Its effect is highest in the African countries of Sahara, in the latest cases found in the youth of 15 to 19 years, 7 out of every 10 are girls. 7. At the beginning of 2015, 15 million people were treated with antiretroviral therapy, while in 2001 this figure was only 1 million.

8. Even after the facility of HIV test is available everywhere, only 51 percent of people have got this test done. 9. As a result of spreading awareness around the world, 30 million new cases of HIV could be controlled, while 8 million deaths have occurred since 2000. 10. In 2015, Cuba became the first country to be able to save a child from a mother being HIV positive.

World AIDS Day is celebrated every year on 1st December all over the world to make people aware about AIDS (Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome). AIDS is a pandemic disease caused by infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The day is celebrated by government organizations, non-governmental organizations, civil society and other health authorities by organizing speeches or discussions in public meetings related to AIDS.

The President of the United States made an official proclamation for World AIDS Day in 1995, which was followed by other countries around the world. According to a rough estimate, about 2.5 million people died due to HIV infection in 1981-2007. Even with the use of antiretroviral treatment in many places, in 2007 about 200,000 people (at least 270,000 children in total) were infected with this epidemic disease.

World AIDS Day celebration has become the most internationally recognized health day celebration. World AIDS Day provides an important opportunity for health organizations to raise public awareness, discuss possible access to treatment as well as prevention measures.

History of World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day was first conceived in 1987 by Thomas Netter and James W. Bunn in the month of August. Thomas Netter and James W. Bunn were both Public Information Officers for the AIDS Global Program of WHO (World Health Organization) Geneva, Switzerland. He shared his idea of ​​AIDS Day with Dr. Jonathan Mann (Director of AIDS Global Program), who approved the idea and started celebrating December 1 as World AIDS Day in the year 1988.

It was decided by them to celebrate December 1 every year in the right form as World AIDS Day. They decided to celebrate it at election time, away from the Christmas holidays or other holidays. It should be celebrated during the time when people, news and media broadcast more interest and attention.

The United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS, also known as UNAIDS, came into effect in the year 1996 and started promoting it worldwide. Instead of celebrating one day, the World AIDS Campaign launched UNAIDS in 1997 to focus on AIDS programs for better communication, disease prevention and disease awareness throughout the year.

In the early years, World AIDS Day themes focused on children as well as youth, which was later recognized as a family disease in which anyone of any age group can become infected with HIV. Since 2007, World AIDS Day has been initiated by the White House presenting an iconic symbol of the AIDS ribbon.

Theme of World AIDS Day

UNAIDS organizes World AIDS Day campaign with specific annual themes to raise better global awareness about the disease.

The theme of the AIDS Day campaign in the year 1988 was "Communication".

The theme for the campaign for World AIDS Day in 1989 was "Youth".

The theme for the campaign for World AIDS Day in 1990 was "Women and AIDS".

The theme for the campaign for World AIDS Day in 1991 was "Sharing the Challenge".

The theme for the campaign for World AIDS Day in 1992 was "Commitment to the Community".

The theme of the year 1993 for the World AIDS Day campaign was "ACT".

The theme of the year 1994 for the World AIDS Day campaign was "AIDS and the Family".

The theme of the year 1995 for the World AIDS Day campaign was "Shared Rights, Shared Responsibilities".

The theme of the year 1996 for the World AIDS Day campaign was "One World and One Hope".

The theme of the year 1997 for the World AIDS Day campaign was "Children living in a world of AIDS".

The theme for the campaign for World AIDS Day in 1998 was "Power for Change: The World AIDS Campaign with Young People."

The theme for the campaign for World AIDS Day in 1999 was “Know, Listen, Be: The World AIDS Campaign with Children and Young People”.

The theme for the year 2000 campaign for World AIDS Day was "AIDS: People Make a Difference".

The theme for the year 2001 campaign for World AIDS Day was “I Care. do you do?

The theme of the year 2002 for the World AIDS Day campaign was "Stigma and discrimination".

The theme of the year 2003 for the World AIDS Day campaign was "Stigma and discrimination".

The 2004 theme for the World AIDS Day campaign was "Women, Girls, HIV and AIDS".

The theme for the World AIDS Day campaign for the year 2005 was "Stop AIDS: Make the Promise".

The theme for the campaign for World AIDS Day in 2006 was "Stop AIDS: Promise-Accountability".

The theme for the World AIDS Day campaign for the year 2007 was "Stop AIDS: Promise - Lead".

The theme for the World AIDS Day campaign for the year 2008 was "Stop AIDS: Promise - Lead - Empower - Deliver".

The theme for the campaign for World AIDS Day in 2009 was "Global outreach and human rights".

The theme for the campaign for World AIDS Day in 2010 was "Global outreach and human rights".

The theme for the World AIDS Day campaign from 2011 to 2015 was "Achieving Zero: Zero New HIV Infections". zero discrimination. Zero AIDS related deaths”.

The theme for the World AIDS Day campaign for the year 2016 was "Raise hands for HIV prevention".

The theme for World AIDS Day in the year 2017 was "My Health, My Right".

The theme for World AIDS Day in the year 2018 was "Know Your Status".

The theme for World AIDS Day in the year 2019 was "Communities Make the Difference".

The theme for World AIDS Day in the year 2020 was "Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Resilience and Impact".