World AIDS Day | December 1, 2019 – UPSC – Diligent IAS 08/12/2019 – Posted in: Daily News – Tags: WHO
World AIDS Day
December 1 is celebrated as World AIDS Day every year, it gives people the opportunity to join the fight against HIV.
AIDS, Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome, is a pandemic disease caused due to the infection of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), which causes damage to the immune system.
This year the theme for the World Aids Day 2019 is “Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Community by Community”
Key Points
- World AIDS Day was first observed in 1988.
- The medical sciences found treatments for HIV to safeguard HIV patients with proper treatments.
- World Aids day will act as a reminder for all that HIV still exists and we need to fight together to end this the disease.
- Of the 37.9 million people living with HIV at the end of 2018, 79% received testing, 62% received treatment, and 53% had achieved suppression of the HIV virus with reduced risk of infecting others.
Source: India Today
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