Uganda: 30 Years of World Aids Day, HIV Vigilance Relaxed

5 December 2018

It is 30 years since World Health Organization (WHO) declared December 1, as the World AIDS day, in 1988.

The day was established at the height of the AIDS crisis to create awareness around HIV/AIDS, promote potential cures, and remember lives lost. WHO emphasized the need for worldwide HIV/AIDS education, the free exchange of information and the protection of human rights and dignity.

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