The World AIDS Day aims to bring people’s attention to the worldwide challenges and consequences of the epidemic to create change. World Aids Day was initiated following a summit of Health Ministers in London (1988). In the meeting, the leaders realized that a united global effort was required to check the spread of HIV and AIDS.
The World AIDS Day provides governments, national AIDS programmes, welfare organizations, community organizations and individuals an opportunity to focus on the global AIDS epidemic.
Each year a theme is chosen to highlight different aspects of the problem and ways in which different groups of people are affected by HIV.
Increasing Impact through Transparency, Accountability, and Partnerships was the theme of World AIDS Day 2017. Access Equity Rights Now was the theme of World AIDS Day 2016.
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