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By CNBCTV18.com Nov 30, 2022 6:57:42 PM IST (Updated)
World AIDS Day is observed on December 1 every year to show support for people living with and affected by HIV and those who lost their lives to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related illness
World AIDS Day is observed on December 1 every year to show support for people living with and affected by HIV and those who lost their lives to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)-related illness. It is also observed to raise awareness among people in the fight against HIV.
According to the World Health Organisation, there were 38.4 million people in the world living with HIV in 2021. About 75 percent of all people living with HIV that year had access to antiretroviral therapy. However, 15 percent of all people living with HIV were not aware that they had HIV in 2021.
Despite being a serious public health concern, HIV continues to be a global health epidemic due to a number of shortcomings such as inequality, division and contempt for human rights.