~ 🄳🄴🄲🄴🄼🄱🄴🅁 01, 2021 ~

“On this particular day,
let's do our share...
Wish for a world which is,
free of disease and full of care...”

As they say, “He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything”, health a factor which palys a crucial role in all our lives.

Today, we are here to talk about one such awareness program which is recognized as World AIDS Day all around the world. As most of us may or may not be knowing, AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is the later stage of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) infection that occurs when the body’s immune system is badly damaged because of the virus. It is a virus that attacks those cells of the body that help it to fight infection, making a person more vulnerable to other infections and diseases.

In order to spread awarness regarding this deadly disease, World AIDS Day is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS/HIV-related illness.

It was first conceived in August 1987 by James W. Bunn and Thomas Netter, two public information officers for the Global Programme on AIDS at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. Bunn and Netter took their idea to Dr. Jonathan Mann, Director of the Global Programme on AIDS (now known as UNAIDS), who liked the concept, approved it, and agreed with the recommendation that the first observance of World AIDS Day should be on 1 December 1988. Bunn, a former television broadcast journalist from San Francisco, had recommended the date of 1 December believing it would maximize coverage of World AIDS Day by western news media, sufficiently long following the US elections but before the Christmas holidays.
In the US, the White House began marking World AIDS Day with the iconic display of a 28 foot (8.5 m) AIDS Ribbon on the building's North Portico in 2007.

White House aide Steven M. Levine, then serving in President George W. Bush's administration, proposed the display to symbolize the United State's commitment to combat the world AIDS epidemic through its landmark PEPFAR program. The White House display, now an annual tradition across four presidential administrations, quickly garnered attention, as it was the banner, sign or symbol to prominently hang from the White House since the Abraham Lincoln administration.

Globally, there are an estimated 38 million people who have the HI virus. Despite the virus only being identified in 1984, more than 35 million people have died of HIV or AIDS related illnesses, making it one of the most destructive pandemics in history. World AIDS Day is important because it reminds the public and the government that HIV has not gone away – there is still a vital need to raise money, increase awareness, fight prejudice and improve education.

Here are few ways about how we, as comman citizens can play our part on this significant day:
• Buy a red ribbon
World AIDS Day is an opportunity to show solidarity with the millions of people living with HIV worldwide. Most people do this by wearing an HIV awareness red ribbon on the day, just like we tie black ribbons for showing protests or disagreements.
• Get tested
Getting tested is the only way to find out if you have HIV. If you are living with HIV, starting treatment early means you can live a full, healthy and productive life.
• Fundraise
You can order a free pack of 100 fabric red ribbons to fundraise for National AIDS Trust.

“Aware the ones, without scaring them.
AIDS is a disease, don't blame them.”

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