December First – World AIDS Day – Take Pledge, Spread Awareness

HIV/AIDS – Is mankind still unable to wither his primordial urge of polygamy relationship that this disease is spreading like fire or is it lack of awareness about the truths and facts of this disease? The disease born to the curb the uncivilized acts of civilized man is taking its toll! According to worldwide HIV/AIDS statistics, every year five million people are getting newly infected, and 3.1 million people are succumbing to this dreaded disease each year, and the numbers are climbing up year on year. Since it was first reported in the US in 1981, 25 million people have been wiped away from the surface of the earth by this worldwide epidemic alone by the end of 2007 as per global HIV/AIDS estimates!

Today it’s December 1, World AIDS Day. It is two decades since World Health Organization staged the first World AIDS Day in 1988 to increase awareness about HIV/AIDS but still the numbers of those who are getting infected newly are of high concern, which shows the awareness campaign is not getting penetrated to grass-root levels.

Can we do something on our part to spread the message that someone can be saved from getting contracted with HIV/AIDS? Yes we can. Come let’s unite and join the World AIDS Campaign this World AIDS Day in fighting this disease to eradicate from the surface of earth by taking this pledge for action:

• I will get myself tested for HIV/AIDS if I have already had unsafe sex.
• I will be aware of myself about safe practices and try to understand about HIV/AIDS.
• I will educate ignorant younger people about HIV/AIDS today.
• I will wear a red ribbon today.
• I will talk with friends about issues surrounding HIV/AIDS.
• I will not discriminate, tarnish or spread hate against those who have already been infected with HIV/AIDS, they have all the rights to live as ourselves. I will respect their right and will shower them with love that they won’t feel alienated.

Come, let’s bring up an AIDS-free generation.

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