World Aids Day: #EndAIDS #GettingtoZero- Ending AIDS in 30 Years?

Please know your status, but don't just stop there. Education and spreading awareness are key when it comes to prevention.

"The World AIDS Day, observed on December 1, is an opportunity to raise awareness about the epidemic, honor those who have died, and mobilize actions to end the AIDS epidemic"  --World AIDS Campaign 



It's the first day of the last month of 2011, a time when will be getting ready and preparing for the new year. It's also Christmas Season, a time when everyone will be counting down and preparing for Christmas. It's also World AIDS Day, a time when we can all do our share and help raise awareness for people who are suffering from this deadly disease and aiding in efforts to help prevent its spread. The goal is 30 years. Being that this year marks the 30 years since AIDS has claimed 30 million lives, the goal is to make sure the reverse happens in another 30. Within those three decades, the mission is to get down to ZERO HIV infections and ZERO AIDS related deaths. So many lives across the globe have been lost and it's time to stand up and continue fighting especially now with the help of many medical advancements which no longer make AIDS a death sentence . While we are preparing for the new year and Christmas, it's also important to take time to reflect on those who will not be seeing a new year because of HIV/AIDS or the many people who find themselves struggling to buy Christmas presents for their loved ones because of the high costs of their medication. Today as we honor the lives lost, let us honor their memory by continuing to fight the battle to ending AIDS.

Another 30 years of AIDS? -CNNblog



This is also an important day for African Americans, the population whose people are affected the most by HIV/AIDS. Studies have shown a decrease in awareness about this issue with poverty, lack of access to health care, stigmas, and prisons being among the many risk factors for African Americans contracting HIV/AIDS.

African American Coalition Against AIDS
Like this FB page to get more information on ways to help, stay educated, and spread awareness and join the fight in decreasing the number of African Americans contracting the disease and getting to ZERO.

Take The Initiative, INC
Please also Like this FB page: TTI is an organization dedicated to ending the disproportionate rates of HIV/AIDS in adolescents of color in Brooklyn.

For more information on the African American Perception of AIDS and what answers science has provided so far visit the following sites:
http://www.avert.org/hiv-african-americans.htm

http://www.harlemonestop.com/event.php?id=13276
Columbia Student Global Aids Campaign: 30 In, 30 Out: The HIV/AIDS Pandemic, 1981 - 2041. 

http://www.dominionofnewyork.com/2011/11/29/what-scientists-know-about-black-people-and-hiv/#.TtZV5LIk6sr



Also visit this site to get an idea of the statistics of AIDS around the globe, information about the disease, and ways to help in the fight!
http://www.avert.org/aids-statistics.htm
Join the World AIDS Campaign: Getting to Zero thru 2015  --> Demand Zero!