World AIDS Day 2018: Everything You Need to Know About the Annual HIV Awareness Campaign

World AIDS Day marks its 30th anniversary on December 1st.

United Nations Member States have been observing this date every year since 1988, expressing their support for people living with HIV and the opportunity to remember the victims of AIDS.

The recent publication of the biopic Queen Bohemian Rhapsody coincided with the 27th anniversary of the death of the group's forgotten leader, Freddie Mercury, in 1991, a timely reminder of the devastating impact of the disease.

The virus was only identified in 1984, when it triggered a great international fright and was wrongly badumed that it only concerned members of the LGBT community. +, but it has already killed 35 million people and infected 78 million people worldwide.

Progress has been made over the past 34 years and victims continue to face stigma and discrimination because of their ignorance of the nature of the disease.

In the UK, about 101,000 people are currently living with HIV in about 36.9 million people worldwide. Every year, 5,000 new cases are diagnosed in Britain.

The World Health Organization's (WHO) first journalists James W Bunn and Thomas Netter designed World AIDS Day in August 1987, under the auspices of the Joint United Nations Program on HIV. / AIDS (UNAIDS) since 1996.

The Pope, the President of the United States and other world leaders all take the opportunity to reaffirm their commitment to eradicating the disease, a goal that the United UN hopes to reach by 2030.

The White House proudly displays a 15-meter red ribbon from its northern portico since 2007, highlighting the oval office's commitment to fight AIDS as a result of George W. Bush's presentation of the President's Emergency Plan for the Fight Against AIDS. (PEPFAR), providing support to affected people around the world.

The President Emmanuel participated in events that took place all over the world last year Macron (France) undergoes an HIV test at Delafontaine Hospital in Saint-Denis, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle surrendered at Terrence Higgins Trust in Nottingham while Mariah Carey was conducting a concert in Los Angeles. Famous landmarks illuminated by red lights in Mexico City, Shanghai

Every year, UNAIDS, WHO and a group of grbadroots NGOs agree on the theme of the day to draw attention to attention to different aspects of the situation. [19659126] Support free-thinking journalism and subscribe to Independent Minds

In 2018, this theme was entitled "Know Your Status". It encourages people to undergo medical tests to determine whether or not they are infected with the virus, and to ensure that anyone with a positive diagnosis is put in contact with quality services.

Those wishing to demonstrate their support for the United Kingdom's World AIDS Day cause can donate to the National Aids Trust online or by purchasing a lapel ribbon online or at MAC Cosmetics stores and at select Morrisons and HSBC locations.