01 December 2003
World AIDS Day 2003
In participation with Link and Think 2003, I hope you too will recognize this day of observance. Below you will find helpful sites about this pandemic and how you can make a difference.
Worldwide Statistics
People newly infected with HIV in 2002: 5 million
AIDS deaths in 2002: 3 million...that's over 8,000 deaths per day
Estimated number of people living with HIV/AIDS at the end of 2002: 42 million
Total of AIDS deaths at the end of 2002: 28.1 million
Total number of AIDS orphans: 13.2 million
Global Statistics
Worldwide, and in 2002 alone, AIDS claimed 3 million people last year. That's over 8,000 people every day. But the story does not end there: just under 14,000 new cases of HIV infections occur every single day.
95% of all AIDS cases occur in the world's poorest countries. In several southern African countries, at least one in five adults is HIV positive. In 2000, the HIV prevalence rate among pregnant women in South Africa rose to its highest level ever: 24.5% bringing to 4.7 million the estimated total number of South Africans living with the virus.
That's a terrifying thought. And it's the reality that millions of people in developing countries are living with HIV and AIDS as you read this: communities devastated, teachers and doctors dying every day, people's futures shattered, because they can't afford the drug treatments that are helping people living with HIV and AIDS in richer countries like ours.
You can make a difference. Find out about HIV. Make a donation. Wear the Red Ribbon.- Source: worldaidsday.org
AMFAR
Avert
The Body
Blackliners
International Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt
Kaiser Family Foundation
Link and Think
MTV: FFYR Protect Yourself
MTV: Staying Alive
National AIDS Trust
Pediatric AIDS Foundation
UNAIDS
UNICEF
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control
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