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• What is HIV
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2. What is World AIDS Day?
World AIDS Day is held on 1 December each
year and is an opportunity for people
worldwide
to unite in the fight against HIV,
show their support for people living with HIV
and to commemorate people who have died.
World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day and the first one was held
in 1988.

3. Events on the Web
JOIN THE FACING AIDS INITIATIVE
Join AIDS.gov in Facing AIDS for World AIDS Day
Share photos and messages in the Facing AIDS photo
gallery.
Share your message on social media using #FacingAIDS.
By putting our faces to AIDS, we can help reduce the stigma
around HIV and promote HIV testing.

4. AIDS AWARENESS IN INDIA
 India has recorded a 57 percent drop in
number of new HIV infections during the last
decade as per the latest figures from the
National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO).
 FAQ’s for AIDS INDIA read more:
http://www.aids-india.org/faq1.htm#1

5. What is HIV/AIDS?
• HIV stands for the Human Immunodeficiency
Virus.
• It is a virus which attacks the body's immune
system
• It invades the helper T cells (CD4 cells) in the
body of the host (defense mechanism of a
person).

6. THE RED RIBBON
The red ribbon is the universal symbol of
awareness and support for those living with
HIV.
It aims to-
 alert governments in framing unbiased
policies for vulnerable population
 Spreads message that let HIV victims enjoy
equal status in the society.
 enhance social protection mechanism for
people with HIV

7. Alarming Triggers
Around 100,000 are currently living with HIV in the UK and
globally an estimated 34 million people have HIV.
More than 25 million people between 1981 and 2007 have
died from the virus, making it one of the most destructive
pandemics in history.