HIV/AIDS has been at the top of the
global health crisis list for 40 years
The death toll keeps increasing as
HIV has claimed over 40.1 million lives
until now
In 2021 alone, around
650,000 people died
across the world due to AIDS-related illness
There are over
2 million children
in India who have lost their parents due to AIDS
Southern Africa
is severely affected by the infection causing 10% of all cases worldwide
We got aid for COVID but there’s still
no cure for HIV infection
The U.S. government has
invested $100 billion
in world HIV/AIDS relief to save 20 million lives
Every year theme is designated to
socialize and promote health concerns
regarding AIDS
2022 Theme - “Putting Ourselves to the Test:
Achieving Equity to End HIV
”
World AIDS Day was
first designated in August 1988
by James W. Bunn and Thomas Netter