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World AIDS day: Lead, Empower, Deliver
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A volunteer wears a red ribbon, the symbol of AIDS
awareness, Beijing, China (AP Photo/ Elizabeth Dalziel)
Today is the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day. This year's theme is “Lead, Empower, Deliver.” While treatment for HIV/AIDS has improved and become more widespread since 1996, many people living with HIV still do not have access to medication or care. In 2007 only 31% of people living in low- to middle-income countries who need treatment received it. Lead-Empower-Deliver means that everyone should have the opportunity to be tested and treated without stigma or economic barriers.
It is estimated that nearly 33 million people are afflicted with HIV/AIDS. In the United States, more than 1 million people are living with HIV, but what is more shocking and scary is that one-fourth of them are unaware that they are infected.
To reduce the spread of this disease and the mortality associated with it, the CDC recommends that people get tested.
To get tested:
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