We are here today, December 1st, to commemorate World AIDS Day 2024, with a mission and a passion. The World Health Organisation (WHO) urges leaders and people to support the fundamental right to health, standing side by side with partners and communities worldwide.
Since 1988, December 1st has been observed as World AIDS Day, a worldwide event aimed at bringing attention to the AIDS pandemic brought on by the spread of HIV infection and honouring those who have lost their lives to the illness.
WHAT IS THE THEME FOR AIDS DAY 2024?
“Take the rights path: My health, my right” is the theme for 2024. “Take the rights path: My health, my right!” is the theme for World AIDS Day in 2024. highlights how crucial it is for people to have access to healthcare and be empowered to manage their own health.
WHAT IS THE SLOGAN FOR WORLD AIDS DAY?
By 2030, the world can eradicate AIDS as a public health concern if human rights are prioritised and communities take the lead. With the theme “Take the rights path: My health, my right!” WHO will join communities and partners in commemorating World AIDS Day 2024 on December 1.
WHY IS 1ST DECEMBER AIDS DAY?
In order to honour the lives impacted by the pandemic and to increase awareness of HIV and AIDS, the inaugural World AIDS Day was held in 1988.
WHAT DOES THE RED RIBBON SYMBOLIZE?
As an awareness ribbon, the red ribbon is used to raise awareness and prevent drug misuse and drunk driving, as well as to symbolise the solidarity of those living with HIV/AIDS.
WHAT IS THE FULL FORM OF AIDS?
AIDS, commonly known as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, is a chronic illness. The human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is the cause of it. HIV weakens the immune system, making the body less capable of fending off illness and infection.
WHO STARTED AIDS DAY?
In 1988, two public information officials from the World Health Organisation (WHO) established World AIDS Day as a worldwide health event. It has been commemorated annually on December 1st since then.
WHICH TECHNIQUE IS USED TO DETECT AIDS?
Test for nucleic acids (NAT)
The medical professional will take a blood sample from your vein during a NAT and send it to a laboratory for analysis. This test (HIV viral load test) can determine whether a person has HIV or the amount of virus in their blood. NATs are able to identify HIV earlier than other tests.
WHO DISCOVERED AIDS?
The aetiology of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was identified by American physician-scientist Robert Charles Gallo (1937–) and French virologist Luc Antoine Montagnier. Born in Chabris in central France on August 18, 1932, Montagnier is the son of a qualified public accountant.
IS AIDS AN INFECTION?
The late stage of HIV infection, known as AIDS, happens after the virus has seriously weakened the body’s immune system.
WHAT IS THE REAL NAME OF AIDS?
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome is referred to as AIDS. When a disease is acquired, it indicates that it is not inherited but rather arises after birth as a result of exposure to an infectious agent (in this example, HIV). Immunodeficiency: indicates that the illness is typified by a weakened immune system.
WHO CREATED THE RED RIBBON?
In developing the Ribbon Project, the Visual AIDS Artists’ Caucus felt that it was crucial to: Maintain individual anonymity and give credit to the Visual AIDS Artists Caucus for its conception, rather than identifying any one person as the “creator” of the Red Ribbon Project.
WHAT ARE THE FOUR SYMPTOMS OF AIDS?
Weight loss is one of the other typical signs of HIV infection and AIDS.
fever.
perspiration.
rashes.
enlarged lymph nodes.
WHO FIRST DIED OF AIDS?
Robert Rayford, the youngster, passed away in St. Louis on May 15, 1969. It would be almost ten years before medical professionals in New York and California began to observe comparable situations among gay males. As the number of cases increased in 1982, the illness was given the label Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
IS AIDS FROM BLOOD?
If an individual with HIV has a detectable viral load, HIV can be transmitted by blood, semen, vaginal fluid, anal mucus, and breast milk. Spitting, sneezing, or coughing do not spread it.
WHO CURED AIDS?
The first person to be cured of HIV was Timothy Ray Brown, an American who received a pioneering stem cell transplant back in 2007, six years before Franke
WHAT IS THE OATH FOR AIDS DAY?
Inform my community about the facts regarding HIV. By becoming more knowledgeable about HIV and educating people about it, I promise to end HIV stigma. Together, we can eradicate HIV if everyone of us does our share.
