The day for raising awareness of AIDS and to honour people who have died from HIV/AIDS on this day. Found some stats up on wikipedia (dont know how accurate they are):
"AIDS has killed more than 25 million people between 1981 and 2007, and an estimated 33 million people worldwide live with HIV as of 2007, making it one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history. Despite recent, improved access to antiretroviral treatment and care in many regions of the world, the AIDS epidemic claimed an estimated 2 million lives in 2007, of which about 270,000 were children."
I had no idea just how many people were being affected by the disease, quite the eye opener.
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