Please join the Positive Life department at the Sampson County Courthouse in Clinton on Saturday, December 1st at 6pm to celebrate World AIDS Day to raise awareness about the importance of knowing one’s status and calling for the removal of all barriers to accessing HIV testing. Refreshments will be served after the ceremony.
This year’s theme for World AIDS Day, which will be marking its 30th anniversary on December 1, will be “Know your status”. Launched in 1988, the annual observance highlights worldwide efforts to combat HIV/AIDS. World AIDS Day is also an occasion to show support for those living with HIV and to remember those who have died from the infection.
This year’s theme for World AIDS Day, which will be marking its 30th anniversary on December 1, will be “Know your status”. Launched in 1988, the annual observance highlights worldwide efforts to combat HIV/AIDS. World AIDS Day is also an occasion to show support for those living with HIV and to remember those who have died from the infection.
Although antiretroviral therapy has transformed HIV from a nearly always fatal infection into a manageable chronic condition, HIV remains a global health threat. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2017, worldwide approximately 36.9 million people were living with HIV, an estimated 940,000 people died from AIDS-related illnesses, and about 1.8 million people were newly infected with HIV.
