World AIDS Day 2005

Statistics and Information

Every day in Africa, HIV/AIDS kills 6,600 people, 8,800 people are infected with the HIV virus and at least 1,400 newborn babies are infected during childbirth.

(statistics from the ONE Campaign: www.one.org)

According to UNAIDS estimates, there are 38 million adults and 2.3 million children living with HIV, and during 2005 some 4.9 million people became newly infected with the virus. 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. Around 95% of people with HIV/AIDS live in developing nations. But HIV today is a threat to men, women and children on all continents around the world.

(statistics from www.avert.org)

The red ribbon

The red ribbon is an international symbol of AIDS awareness that is worn by people all year round and particularly around World AIDS Day to demonstrate care and concern about HIV and AIDS, and to remind others of the need for their support and commitment.

Resources and Information:

The World AIDS Campaign – http://www.avert.org/worldaid.htm

World AIDS Day – http://www.worldaidsday.org/default.asp

UNAIDS: The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS –

http://www.unaids.org/en/default.asp