World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day is the international day of action on HIV and AIDS which takes place every year on December 1st. The goal is getting people the facts about HIV and AIDS. December 1 was chosen because the first case of AIDS was diagnosed on this day in 1981. Since then, AIDS has killed more than 25 million people, making it one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history.

EVERYDAY IN AFRICA:
HIV/AIDS kills 6,600 people.
8,800 people are infected with the HIV virus.
1,400 newborn babies are infected during childbirth or by their mother's milk.
More than 12 million children in Africa have lost at least one parent to HIV/AIDS; this total will reach 18 million by 2010.

North America, Western and Central Europe
Adults and children living with HIV 1.9 million
Women living with HIV 490,000
Adults and children newly infected with HIV 65,000
Adult prevalence 0.5%
Adult and child deaths due to AIDS 30,000