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Rather than focus on a single day, UNAIDS created the World AIDS Campaign in 1997 to focus on year-round communications, prevention and education. [8] [9] In 2004, the World AIDS Campaign became an independent organization. [8] [9] [10] Each year since 1988, Popes have released a greeting message for patients and doctors on World AIDS Day.
PHOTO: President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a World AIDS Day event on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, D.C., Dec. 1, 2024. (Annabelle Gordon/Getty Images)
Globally, some 35.3 million are living with HIV/AIDS, World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 36 million people have died since the first cases were reported in 1981 and 1.6 million people died of HIV/AIDS in 2012. [1]
UNAIDS seeks to prevent the HIV/AIDS epidemic from becoming a severe pandemic. UNAIDS is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, where it shares some site facilities with the World Health Organization. It is a member of the United Nations Development Group. [1] Currently, Winnie Byanyima [2] leads UNAIDS as executive director.
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As of 2022, it is estimated that the adult HIV prevalence rate is 6.2%, a 1.2% increase from data reported in the 2011 UNAIDS World Aids Day Report. [38] [40] However, the actual prevalence varies between regions. The UNAIDS 2021 data estimates that about 58% of the HIV 4000 incidences per day are in Sub-Saharan Africa. [41]
Jenna Ortega spoke about her work with UNAIDS at WE Day in 2017. Tommaso Boddi / Getty stringer To honor her grandfather, who died after being diagnosed with AIDS, Ortega has worked closely with ...
The International AIDS Conference (abbreviated AIDS 2012, AIDS 2014 and so on) is the world's most attended conference on HIV and AIDS, and the largest conference on any global health or development issue in the world. [7] First convened during the peak of the AIDS epidemic in 1985, they were held annually until 1994 when they became biennial.