1 December

World AIDS Day on 1 December brings together people from around the world to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and demonstrate international solidarity in the face of the pandemic. The day is an opportunity for public and private partners to spread awareness about the status of the pandemic and encourage progress in HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care in high prevalence countries and around the world.

Between 2011-2015, World AIDS Days will have the theme of "Getting to zero: zero new HIV infections. Zero discrimination. Zero AIDS related deaths". The World AIDS Campaign focus on "Zero AIDS related deaths" signifies a push towards greater access to treatment for all; a call for governments to act now. It is a call to honor promises like the Abuja declaration and for African governments to at least hit targets for domestic spending on health and HIV.

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• Technical Briefs on amphetamine-type stimulants
• GOOD PRACTICES IN ASIA: Effective paradigm shifts towards an improved national response to drugs and HIV/AIDS
• Top 10 Key Global Policy Developments Concerning MSM & HIV in 2010
• UNAIDS Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic 2010
• UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, hands out methadone to patients in Cambodia
• More than 5 million people currently receive antiretroviral therapy
• WHO launches new guidelines for antiretroviral therapy
• Invitation to participate in the on-line consultation on the development of the WHO Global Health Sector Strategy for HIV/AIDS, 2011-2015

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