People around the world, from Brazil, to Africa, to China, to Europe, to DC, came together today, to bring awareness to a disease that has hit so many lives, changed countless lives, and taken too many lives…AIDS. World AIDS Day is a campaign to bring the fight against AIDS to the forefront of people’s minds; awareness is half of the cure.
A large ribbon, the internationally-recognized symbol for the fight against AIDS, is placed in front of the “Christ the Redeemer” statue atop Corcovado Mountain, during a campaign for World AIDS Day in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
Danish human rights activists adjust candles during a rally to mark World AIDS day in Copenhagen.
A huge red ribbon hangs from the North Portico of the White House to mark World AIDS Day on December 1, 2007. President Bush announced he will travel to Africa in 2008 to check on US efforts in combating the disease.
Members of civil society light candles to create awareness on the eve of World AIDS day in Multan, Pakistan.
AIDS activists wearing body paint participate in an awareness campaign during the World AIDS Day in Lome, Togo.
HIV/AIDS activists march in Abidjan, the largest city in the Ivory Cost, to mark World AIDS Day. Held each year on December 1, World AIDS Day is a time of grim stocktaking as AIDS campaigners worldwide sound the alarm over the disease’s rampage through Africa, the threat it poses to Asia and former Soviet Union republics, and the risks to vulnerable communities such as sex workers, drug users, and gay men.
Pedestrians walk past a giant poster made by undergraduates during an AIDS awareness promotion to mark World AIDS Day in Nanjing of Jiangsu Providence, China. According to official estimates, there are around 700,000 HIV/AIDS patients nationwide.
HIV affected people take part in an AIDS awareness campaign on World AIDS Day in the northwestern Indian city of Siliguri. India has been the world’s third biggest caseload of people living with the deadly virus. After originally estimating some 5.7 million were infected in India, the UN reduced that estimate to 2.5 million.
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