WOR LD AIDS DAY

2009
Dr.T.V.Rao MD
 AIDS
 AIDS stands for: A cquired I mmune D eficiency
S yndrome
 AIDS is a medical condition. A person is
diagnosed with AIDS when their immune system
is too weak to fight off infections.
 Since AIDS was first identified in the early
1980s, an unprecedented number of people
have been affected by the global AIDS epidemic.
Today, there are an estimated 33 million people
living with HIV/AIDS.

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 UNA ID S – Guides the matters
related to HIV/AIDS
 UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations
Programme on HIV/AIDS, is an innovative
joint venture of the United Nations family,
bringing together the efforts and
resources of ten UN system organizations
in the AIDS response to help the world
prevent new HIV infections, care for
people living with HIV, and mitigate the
impact of the epidemic.
 Cosp ons ors of UNA ID S
incl ude. .
 UNH CR,
UNICEF ,
WF P,U ND P,
UNF PA,
UNOD C, ILO,
UNES CO , WHO
and th e Wo rl d
Ban k .
UNAI DS Coordin ates
 UNAIDS helps
mount and support
an expanded
response to AIDS –
one that engages
the efforts of many
sectors and
partners from
government and
civil society.
In spi te o f Pr ogre ss of sci enc e
AI DS is ca used by less
un ders to od Vi ru s
AI DS is f rien dly in
approa ch
AID S is Dangero us t o L ife
 AIDS Awa ren ess O rigi n
A R ed Ribb on
 The Red Ribbon Project
was created by the New
York-based Visual AIDS
Artists Caucus in 1991.
 Keep the image copyright
free, so that no individual
or organization would
profit from the use of the
red ribbon;
 The Red Ribbon should
be used as a
consciousness raising
symbol, not as a
commercial or trademark
tool.
Red Ribbon symbolizes AID S
Awa ren ess
 The Red Ribbon
continues to be a
powerful force in the
fight to increase
public awareness of
HIV/AIDS and in the
lobbying efforts to
increase funding for
AIDS services and
research.
 Begi nning o f Wo rl d AI DS D ay
 Started on 1st December 1988, World
AIDS Day is about raising money,
increasing awareness, fighting prejudice
and improving education. The World AIDS
Day theme for 2009 is ' Unive rsa l
Access and Huma n Ri gh ts '.

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A d ay t o k eep t he p romises
 As of 2008, each year's World AIDS Day theme is chosen
by the World AIDS Campaign's Global Steering
Committee after extensive consultation with people,
organizations and government agencies involved in the
prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS. For each World
AIDS Day from 2005 through 2010, the theme will be
"Sto p AID S. Kee p the Pro mise .", with a yearly sub-
theme. This overarching theme is designed to encourage
political leaders to keep their commitment to achieve
universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment,
care, and support by the year 2010.

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 Aim of W or ld AI DS D ay
 The aim of the World AIDS Day is to bring
people’s attention to the worldwide
challenges and consequences of the
epidemic in order to create change. World
Aids Day was initiated following a summit
of Health Ministers in London (1988). In
the meeting, the leaders realized that a
united global effort was required to check
the spread of HIV and AIDS.
 WHO – A ID S D ay
 Annual observance aimed at raising awareness
of the global epidemic of AIDS (acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome) and the spread of
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). World
AIDS Day occurs on December 1 and was
established by the World Health Organization
(WHO) in 1988 to facilitate the exchange of
information among national and local
governments, international organizations, and
individuals.
 Th eme for 20 09
 The theme has been chosen to address the
critical need to protect human rights and attain
access for all to HIV prevention, treatment, care
and support. It also acts as a call to countries to
remove laws that discriminate against people
living with HIV, women and marginalized
groups. Countries are also urged to realise the
many commitments they made to protect human
rights in the Declaration of Commitment on
HIV/AIDS (2001) and the Political Declaration on
HIV/AIDS (2006).

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 Young p eop le Ma jor v icti ms o f

AID S
 According to UNAIDS estimates, there are
now 33.2 million people living with HIV,
including 2.5 million children. During 2007
some 2.5 million people became newly
infected with the virus. Around half of all
people who become infected with HIV do
so before they are 25 and are killed by
AIDS before they are 35.

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 Th e cu rren t t heme - 2 009
 The World AIDS
Campaign has
announced the global
theme of Universal
Access and Human
Rights for Worl d
AIDS Da y 20 09.
Devel op ing Na ti on s a re m aj or
targ ets
 Around 95% of
people with HIV and
AIDS live in
developing nations.
But HIV today is a
threat to men,
women and children
on all continents
around the world
 Why Red R ib bon
 The red ribbon is an
international symbol of
AID S awareness that is
worn by people all year
round and particularly
around World AIDS Day
to demonstrate care and
concern about HIV and
AIDS, and to remind
others of the need for
their support and
commitment.
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Grow in g million s wit h AID S
 Wh at p eop le wit h AID S
face
 Ostracism
 Violence
 Eviction
 Loss of employment
 Restrictions on travel

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 Consi der to e nd
di scr im ina ti on
 Some 59 countries still have laws that restrict
the entry, stay and residence of people living
with HIV based on their positive HIV status only,
discriminating against them in their freedom of
movement and right to work. At the same time,
laws and regulations protecting people with HIV
from discrimination and women from gender
inequality and sexual violence are not fully
implemented or enforced.

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 Key sl ogan s ad opte d :
I am
acc epted.
I a m s afe .
I a m ge tt ing
tr ea tm ent .
I a m wel l
I a m li vi ng
wi th my
rights .
Key s lo gan s ad opted
 Eve ryone
de serves to li ve
the ir ri gh ts
Right to Live
Right to Heal th
Access for all to
HI V pr ev en tion
tre at me nt car e an d
su ppo rt is a cri tica l
pa rt o f hu man rig ht s .
M any con tribu te to AID S
ch arit y
 Bill Ga tes , has been
heavily involved in the
fight against the
disease. He and his
wife, Melinda, started
a foundation that has
donated more than
$500 million US to
combating AIDS, as
well as tuberculosis
and malaria
Many a re Comp assion ate
Many Ed uca te O ther s
Po liti ca l wi ll m ak e di fferenc e
on ma tte rs rel ated to AID S
Man y sh ow br oth er ho od to
Oth ers
 Medi cal pr of ess io nals
co ntr ib ute - be st tal en ts
Religi on co nso les th e H um an
su ffer in g wi th AI DS
Many M ou rn
 Wha t i s you r m issi on ?
create hope and show kindness
Wh at on e s ho uld do
Pra cti ce S afe Sex
Pr ote ct sel f and O ther s
 Why sh oul d we co ntin ue o ur
Miss ion
 AIDS is a long term
event
 Tackling problem is
complex issue
 But past, present
success shows we can
do the BEST
AI DS in Af rica a C on cer n
 Cur re nt ob jective s

 We shoul d inve st in researc h,

deve lopm en t, o f im pro ve d
Dia gnos tic tests.
 Find ne w, l ess tox ic , and more
eff ective drugs .
 Gr eat effo rt s to reduc e tackling
sti gm a, a nd di sc ri minat ion
Crea te H op e - St op AID S
Let us p ledg e to Hea l the
In fected with A ID S
AID S D ay u ni tes th e H um ani ty
Let us consider to be kind,
helpful to people living with
HIV/AIDS
Dr.T.V.Rao MD
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