Sunday, December 1, 2024, marks the 37th World AIDS Day. On this day, and during the surrounding weeks, individuals and organizations across the globe take a moment to reflect on those lost to HIV, those currently living with the virus and on efforts and advancements to end the epidemic.
Search your favorite social media for events, related articles and awareness campaigns based around World AIDS Day. We’ve embedded several samples throughout this article.
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The 2024 World AIDS Day theme is, “Collective Action: Sustain and Accelerate HIV Progress.”
“This theme encapsulates the U.S. government’s dedication to harnessing the significant progress that has been made through global and domestic HIV programs over the last four-plus decades, working to ensure that no communities are left behind,” writes Francisco Ruiz, MS, the director of the White House’s Office of National AIDS Policy in a post on HIV.gov. “At the same time, we continue to innovate and adapt initiatives based on new scientific advancements, implementation research, and lessons learned from programs in the field.”
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The worst years of the AIDS crisis were a bit before my time, but many older friends have told stories of lovers & friends squirreling away enough opioids to hasten death when the suffering became too much. jeriraeinsantafe.wordpress.com/2015/02/02/s...
— Liz Highleyman (@lizhighleyman.bsky.social) November 30, 2024 at 7:29 PM
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The first case of what is now known as AIDS was reported in June 1981 (read an interview with the doctor who wrote that original report). In the United States today, it’s estimated that about 1.2 million people are living with HIV. Overall, HIV rates continue to decline, dropping nearly two thirds from the height of the epidemic in the mid-1980s, according to HIV.gov. In 2022, nearly 31,800 people in the United States contracted the virus, but racial and ethnic minorities and gay and bisexual men see disproportionate rates.
“I decided that I could not be loved because of my HIV diagnosis.” These words from host @juanmichaelii.bsky.social highlight the emotional toll of #HIV stigma. Check out a new #WorldAIDSDay #HIVunmuted #podcast about healing, resilience & the power of compassion. tinyurl.com/HIVunmutedWAD
— IAS - the International AIDS Society (@iasociety.bsky.social) November 30, 2024 at 3:50 AM
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Globally, about 39.9 million people were living with HIV in 2023; about 53% were women and girls. The same year, about 1.3 million people contracted the virus, a 60% drop from the high point in 1995. Also in 2023, about 630,000 people died of AIDS-related illness worldwide.
#HIVAIDS #WorldAIDSday #AIDSmemorialQuilt “This Sunday, the AIDS Memorial Quilt will return to Washington, D.C., at the White House but ... it will now stretch across the South Lawn in a sweeping, powerful tribute to lives lost to AIDS.”
— Dennis A. (@dharmadog.bsky.social) November 29, 2024 at 12:01 PM
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Click #World AIDS Day for a collection of POZ articles on this annual awareness day. The page includes a calendar of events, a look at World AIDS Day Through the Years and essays by leading advocates and groups including the International AIDS Society and a message from Admiral Rachel L. Levine, MD, assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Respect to all we have lostFighting for all we can saveWe celebrate #worldaidsday because we are closer to ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic than ever beforeWe fight that much harder #worldaidsday2024 because we are closer to ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic than ever before@rustincenter.bsky.social
— Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice (@rustincenter.bsky.social) December 1, 2024 at 7:55 AM
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To learn more about the virus and the epidemic, click #AIDS History and also check out the POZ Basics on HIV and AIDS, which includes sections on transmission risks, testing, prevention, treatment and more.
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