"WORLD
AIDS DAY" - 2013
"World AIDS Day" is being
observed on Sunday across the globe, "Getting
to Zero" is the theme of this year's day.
The day apart from highlighting the grave health
issue also makes an earnest appeal to all countries to fight the disease with
indomitable commitment levels.
To mark the occasion, several awareness programmes are being organised across
the world.
HIV/AIDS remains a major global issue, having claimed more than 36 million
lives so far since the discovery of the virus more than 20 years ago.
According to the World Health Organisation, there were approximately 35.3
[32.2–38.8] million people living with HIV in 2012.
Since the inception of World AIDS Day in 1988, it has been observed on 1st
December every year with different themes.
The theme for this year is “Getting to Zero”- means zero new infections, zero
discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths.
The theme will be repeated until 2015, focusing on “Zero AIDS Related Deaths”
as well as pushing towards better access to treatment for all.
The theme also urges governments around the world to fight the lethal disease
by keeping the commitments they have made.
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