Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 marked the 21st anniversary of World AIDS Day.
AIDS Awareness Week takes place in the last week of November. Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week starts on World AIDS Day and concludes on December 5th. The theme for World AIDS Day 2009 was Universal Access and Human Rights, to highlight and underscore the importance of understanding HIV and AIDS from a human rights perspective.
The first World AIDS Day was held in 1988 after the World’s health ministers met and agreed on the concept of the day as an opportunity for everyone to demonstrate the importance of AIDS and show solidarity for the cause. World AIDS Day is now internationally recognized as a day when individuals and organizations from around the world come together to bring attention to the global HIV and AIDS epidemic. World AIDS Day is an opportunity to take action on calling for universal treatment, care and support for people living with HIV and AIDS.
Make your voice heard on World AIDS Day 2009 to raise further awareness in your community and across the world about the state of the pandemic and the critical next steps that must be taken to halt its spread.
For more information on local AIDS Awareness Week events, please visit our FaceBook site.