World AIDS Day 2024: Reflecting on Progress, Commitment, and the Fight Against HIV Posted on December 1, 2024 by Collette Onyejekwe, PharmD, RPh, MPH History of World AIDS Day Since the first World AIDS day in 1988, December 1 has been observed as a day to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS, show support for…
World AIDS Day 2024: Reflecting on Progress, Commitment, and the Fight Against HIV Posted on December 1, 2024 by Collette Onyejekwe, PharmD, RPh, MPH History of World AIDS Day Since the first World AIDS day in 1988, December 1 has been observed as a day to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS, show support for…
December 1 is World AIDS Day. Globally, 39 million people were living with HIV in 2022, 1.3 million people became newly infected with HIV in 2022, and 630,000 people died from AIDS-related illnesses in 2022. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an infection that attacks the body’s white blood cells, and results in the weakening of…
