World AIDS Day is 25 years old — how things have changed for HIV patients!

摘要

NOWADAYS there is a plethora of days, weeks or months dedicated to raising awareness of particular health conditions or issues. For example, I am writing this on European Antibiotic Awareness Day, which comes hot on the heels of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Arguably the trend started 25 years ago, on 1 December 1988, when World Aids Day (WAD) became the first global health day. The now familiar "AIDS awareness" red ribbon is recognised worldwide and reminds us of the focus of WAD: uniting to fight HIV, showing support for people living with the virus and remembering those who have died.