World AIDS Day is observed on December 01 each year. AIDS Day is observed in order to raise awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. AIDS Day is an opportunity for public and private sectors to spread awareness about the status of the pandemic and encourage progress in HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care in high prevalence countries and around the world.
Survey carried out by WHO in 2008 reveals 33.4 million people living with HIV, 2.7 million were newly infected with the HIV and two million died of AIDS the same year. The vast majority of people with HIV and AIDS live in lower, and middle income countries. But HIV today is a threat to men, women and children on all continents around the world. According to Dr. Hasan Abbas Zaheer, National Programme Manager, about 97,400 HIV/AIDS patients are living in Pakistan, may be more than this as many affected people are unaware of having such infection.
Year 2010 will be a milestone for the Millennium Development Goals, encouraging high level review of what has, and has not, been accomplished in the aim to achieve access for all to essential care by 2010.
World AIDS Day Observed December 01 each year. AIDS is sexually transmitted disease. It is an infection so there is no danger of getting infected from AIDS patient unless blood transfusion or sexual intercourse. AIDS is such a disease which has no proper treatment or no such research has been done.
Survey carried out by WHO in 2008 reveals 33.4 million people living with HIV, 2.7 million were newly infected with the HIV and two million died of AIDS the same year. The vast majority of people with HIV and AIDS live in lower, and middle income countries. But HIV today is a threat to men, women and children on all continents around the world. According to Dr. Hasan Abbas Zaheer, National Programme Manager, about 97,400 HIV/AIDS patients are living in Pakistan, may be more than this as many affected people are unaware of having such infection.
Year 2010 will be a milestone for the Millennium Development Goals, encouraging high level review of what has, and has not, been accomplished in the aim to achieve access for all to essential care by 2010.
World AIDS Day Observed December 01 each year. AIDS is sexually transmitted disease. It is an infection so there is no danger of getting infected from AIDS patient unless blood transfusion or sexual intercourse. AIDS is such a disease which has no proper treatment or no such research has been done.