By the end of 2001 an estimated 40 million people were living with HIV. A further 5 million new infections are predicted by the end of 2002. Figures like these make it seem like AIDS is winning.
But all over the world, people like you are making a difference.


So wear the Red Ribbon. Ask us about HIV and AIDS. Volunteer your time or make a donation, however small, however large, to your local HIV/AIDS organisation. Because lives depend on it.

In the UK, World AIDS Day is coordinated by NAT (National AIDS Trust) and funded by the Department of Health. Follow this link to the World AIDS Day screen saver.

 

Five people worldwide die of AIDS every minute of every day. HIV has hit every corner of the globe, infecting more than 42 million men, women and children, 5 million of them last year alone.


 
Each year on 1 December, World AIDS Day commemorates the millions of lives lost and forever changed by AIDS. It celebrates progress made in the battle against the epidemic and highlights the many challenges still remaining.