World AIDS Day: Activists participate in awareness campaigns
The WHO report cites worrying numbers, when it comes to awareness about HIV in young girls. Fewer than one in every five girls between 15 years and 19 years of age are aware of their HIV status.
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Activists prepare to release campaign materials into the air ahead of World AIDS Day on the banks of the Ganges River in Kolkata, India on Wednesday. World AIDS Day is celebrated on 1 December every year to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and to demonstrate international solidarity in the face of the pandemic. AP
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In Hyderabad too, Indian health workers, volunteers and students took out a health awareness procession to mark theWorld AIDS Day. A WHO report released on the eve of the event points out that lack of awareness remains a major hurdle in ensuring that the life saving treatment is accessible to everyone. AP
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The WHO report stated that over 40 percent of people, numbering over 14 million, who have HIV are unaware of the condition. It states that one in seven people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Europe is unaware of their infection. A group of women took out a march during an event to mark the World AIDS day in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Reuters
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In view of these statistics, the WHO has issued fresh guidelines, emphasising the need to promote self-testing. The World AIDS Day is observed internationally to spread awareness as HIV testing coverage remains low among various population groups. AP
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In Ukraine, the Activists remembered those who had lost their lives due to HIV/AIDS by holding a huge red ribbon in front of a monument to Taras Shevchenko, famous Ukrainian poet to mark the ‘World AIDS Day’ and in memory of those who have died of AIDS. AP
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Participants also laid flowers at the ceremony in rememberance of those who lost their lives to the deadly virus in Kiev, Ukraine on 1 December, 2016. Reuters
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In Nepal, People gather around lit candles in the shape of a ribbon during a HIV/AIDS awareness campaign ahead of World Aids Day. Millions of people with HIV are still missing out on life-saving treatment, which can also prevent HIV transmission to others. Reuters
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Awareness campaigns were organised across Phillipines as well, as people lit candles around the AIDS symbol at an event in observance of World AIDS Day in Quezon city. The group is calling for increased awareness to the rising number of HIV infections and AIDS-related cases and called on the government and other sectors to help break the social stigma brought about by the disease. AP
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School girls light candles in the shape of a ribbon during a HIV/AIDS awareness campaign ahead of World Aids Day, in Ahmedabad, India November 30, 2016. The WHO report cites worrying numbers, when it comes to awareness about the disease in young girls. Fewer than one in every five girls between 15 years and 19 years of age are aware of their HIV status, the report said. Reuters
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