CDC Around the World: World AIDS Day

CDC Around the World: World AIDS Day

Blog CELEBRATING A DECADE OF PROGRESS FIGHTING GLOBAL HIV/AIDS This World AIDS Day, CDC and the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) commemorate a decade of success in fighting global HIV/AIDS. Ten years ago, this modern-day plague was devastating the health and wellbeing of millions of individuals in communities across Africa and in other resource-poor countries around the world. Today, we celebrate the extraordinary progress we have made in reducing new HIV infections and providing life-saving care and treatment to those who are living with HIV/AIDS…read blog Infographic 1 MILLION BABIES SAVED FROM HIV INFECTIONS View full-sized infographic Video WORLD AIDS DAY: CLOSER THAN EVER TO AN AIDS-FREE GENERATION "It's exciting and, in fact, inspiring to celebrate a decade of remarkable progress since launch of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)." In this video, CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden talks about global progress toward an AIDS-free generation…watch video Story MEET HASSAN: HIV COUNSELOR REACHES THE HARD-TO-REACH COMMUNITIES IN NIGERIA Riding donkeys, motorcycles, and bicycles and walking along rugged roads for long distances are just a part of Hassan Mohammad’s daily routine. Hassan is a community health extension worker and team lead of the HIV Testing and Counseling Unit at Tsafe General Hospital. Tsafe is an area located in Zamfara state in northwest Nigeria. It has several remote communities with an estimated population of over 90,000 people who have little or no access to hospital care…read story

In the News

HIV/AIDS good news from Haiti The Haiti Libre, December 1, 2013 CDC: Progress, challenges continue in fighting polio in Pakistan, Afghanistan The Republic Monitor, November 30, 2013 Spiritual Healers Keep Watch For Plague In Uganda National Public Radio, November 19, 2013 Syrian Crisis Sounds Alarm on Potential Global Polio Outbreak Healthline, November 11, 2013

On the Calendar

December 1: World AIDS Day December 3: International Day of Persons With Disabilities December 5: International Volunteer Day December 10: Human Rights Day