World AIDS Day 2025: 5 lesser-known facts

World AIDS Day 2025: 5 lesser-known facts Kaveri Amin Mid-Day Lifestyle By Kaveri Amin Published Nov 28, 2025 [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

World AIDS Day Observed on December 1, World AIDS Day raises global awareness about HIV/AIDS, supports those living with HIV, and remembers millions who have lost their lives [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Origin First marked in 1988, the day was created to boost awareness, reduce stigma, and highlight progress in research, prevention, and treatment of HIV/AIDS [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Significance It promotes awareness, combats stigma, encourages testing and treatment, honours those lost, and urges global commitment to ending the AIDS epidemic [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

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