WORLD AIDS DAY-- PROF. JOHN KURAKAR

 

WORLD AIDS DAY

World AIDS Day, designated on 1 December every year since 1988, is an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection and mourning those who have died of the disease.ലോകമെമ്പാടും എല്ലാ വർഷവുംഎച്ഐവീ/എയിഡ്സ് മഹാമാരിക്കെതിരേയുള്ളബോധവൽക്കരണത്തിനായി നീക്കിവച്ചിട്ടുള്ള ദിവസമാണ് ഡിസംബർ ഒന്ന്. ഇത് ലോക എയിഡ്സ് ദിനമായി അറിയപ്പെടുന്നു.World AIDS Day on December 1st honours millions affected by HIV and urges an end to AIDS by 2030. Originating in 1988, the day combats stigma, promotes testing, and advocates for human rights and access to treatment. It serves as a global reminder for remembrance, solidarity, and continued action against the virus.World AIDS Day 2025: Theme, relevance, and how to strengthen the global responseEvery year, our calendars are filled with special days, including health observances and awareness days, but only a few make us stop and feel something. On December 1, we celebrate World AIDS Day, and it is one of such days where the people around the world pause, not out of routine but out of remembrance and respect. It is a day to honour the lives of millions touched by HIV-and to those living with the virus today.

This year, the World AIDS day theme is "Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response", calling for sustained political leadership, international cooperation, and human-rights-centred approaches to end AIDS by 2030"World AIDS Day was first observed in 1988, at a time when HIV was still mysterious, highly feared, and often spoken about in whispers because of the stigma it was surrounded by. According to National AIDS trust, in the UK alone there are more than 105,000 people living with HIV and globally, it is estimated that about 38 million people live with this deadly virus.HistoryThere are only a few, who actually know the history and significance about World AIDS day-but two public information officers working with the World Health Organization's Global Programme on AIDS, James W. Bunn and Thomas Netter, suggested a dedicated day to focus the world's attention on the growing crisis, and 1 December was chosen to fit the global news cycle. 

Prof  John  Kurakar