World AIDS Day

When

12:00 AM December 1, 2007

Where

December 1st is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV and AIDS. According to UNAIDS, there are 38.6 million people living with HIV, including 2.3 million children, and during 2005 some 4.1 million people became newly infected with the virus. Around half of all people who become infected with HIV do so before they are 25 and are killed by AIDS before they are 35. Around 95% of people with HIV/AIDS live in developing nations. But HIV today is a threat to men, women and children on all continents around the world.

Started in 1988, World AIDS Day is not just about raising money, but also about increasing awareness, education and fighting prejudice. World AIDS Day is important in reminding people that HIV has not gone away, and that there are many things still to be done.

Check out some of the many events happening in Canada to increase awareness and raise money for the fight against HIV / AIDS.

Oxfam Canada World AIDS Day Breakfast
TakingITGlobal Live Chat
The Salvation Army
UNICEF World AIDS Day Concert
World Vision Global Vigil (starting in Toronto)