December 1, 2009 is World AIDS Day. World AIDS Day started on December 1, 1998 and the purpose is to increase awareness, raise money, fight prejudice and improve education. This year’s theme is ‘Universal Access and Human Rights’ [Source].  Below are some statistics I found on Avert.org:

According to UNAIDS estimates, there are now 33.4 million people living with HIV, including 2.1 million children. During 2008 some 2.7 million people became newly infected with the virus and an estimated 2 million people died from AIDS. Around half of all people who become infected with HIV do so before they are 25 and are killed by AIDS before they are 35.

It is important that you know your status and educate yourself. To find out how to prevent the spread of HIV click here. To find out more about World AIDS Day click here.

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