World Aids Day 2006 information

1 December 2006 is World Aids Day. Having this day to focus on this terrible disease gives an opportunity for people around the world to come together in the fight against HIV and AIDS.

Approximately forty million people are living with HIV throughout the world and the figure increases each day. It is not just a developing world problem, in the UK more than 60,000 people are living with HIV. This figure is also increasing and rises by more than 7,000 every year.

The tragedy is that ignorance and prejudice are enabling the spread of a preventable disease.

The red ribbon has been an international symbol of AIDS awareness since 1991 and is worn as a sign of support for people living with HIV.

If you want to help you can make a donation to the National AIDS Trust who aim to help stop the spread of HIV and end prejudice.