World's AIDS Day Today, December 1
World AIDS Day is being observed today, December 1, around the world to raise awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. This was proclaimed by the President of the United States in 1995 and governments of other nations including the Philippines have followed suit and issued similar announcements.
AIDS has killed more than 25 million people between 1981 and 2007, and an estimated 33.2 million people worldwide live with HIV as of 2007, making it one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history. Despite recent, improved access to antiretroviral treatment and care in many regions of the world, the AIDS epidemic claimed an estimated 2 million lives in 2007, of which about 270,000 were children.
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