World AIDS Day is held on 1 December each year to help raise awareness about HIV and AIDS.
World AIDS Day is a day for Australians to pause and:
- show our support for people living with HIV
- raise awareness about prevention, treatment and care
- eliminate stigma and discrimination around HIV
- remember and honour the people we have lost to HIV.
It’s also an opportunity to tackle inequities in HIV prevention, testing, treatment and quality of life, both in Australia and internationally.
For people with bleeding disorders HIV is a significant part of our history and continues to be a part of our community’s experience. We reflected on this episode in our history and how it has affected our community in 40 years of HIV.
On World AIDS Day we aim to raise awareness about the impact of HIV on the bleeding disorders community, remember those lost, and consider ways to demonstrate our ongoing support for people affected in our community.