World AIDS Day
Today is World AIDS Day.
A day to remember all those lost to the disease. A day to raise awareness. A day to pledge to put a stop to a disease that is infecting 40 million people world wide.
A few facts that I've found:
**World Wide**
*Over 22 million people have died from AIDS.
*Over 42 million people are living with HIV/AIDS, and 74 percent of these infected people live in sub-Saharan Africa.
*Over 19 million women are living with HIV/AIDS.
*By the year 2010, five countries (Ethiopia, Nigeria, China, India, and Russia) with 40 percent of the world's population will add 50 to 75 million infected people to the worldwide pool of HIV disease.
*There are 14,000 new infections every day (95 percent in developing countries). HIV/AIDS is a "disease of young people" with half of the 5 million new infections each year occurring among people ages 15 to 24.
*The UN estimates that, currently, there are 14 million AIDS orphans and that by 2010 there will be 25 million.
**The United States**
*An estimated 800,000 to 900,000 people are currently living with HIV in the United States, with approximately 40,000 new infections occurring each year.
*70 percent of these new infections occur in men and 30 percent occur in women.
*By race, 54 percent of the new infections in the United States occur among African Americans, and 64 percent of the new infections in women occur in African American women.
*75 percent of the new infections in women are heterosexually transmitted.
*Half of all new infections in the United States occur in people 25 years of age or younger.
These stats were all taken from Until There's A Cure.
If you're interested in further details, I invited you to visit the website. They have some great bracelets (some of them are also available at the Body Shop).
If nothing else, please take a moment and think about those that have lost their lives and are fighting for their lives. As you can see from the above stats, all are affected and all need to stand to find a cure.
A day to remember all those lost to the disease. A day to raise awareness. A day to pledge to put a stop to a disease that is infecting 40 million people world wide.
A few facts that I've found:
**World Wide**
*Over 22 million people have died from AIDS.
*Over 42 million people are living with HIV/AIDS, and 74 percent of these infected people live in sub-Saharan Africa.
*Over 19 million women are living with HIV/AIDS.
*By the year 2010, five countries (Ethiopia, Nigeria, China, India, and Russia) with 40 percent of the world's population will add 50 to 75 million infected people to the worldwide pool of HIV disease.
*There are 14,000 new infections every day (95 percent in developing countries). HIV/AIDS is a "disease of young people" with half of the 5 million new infections each year occurring among people ages 15 to 24.
*The UN estimates that, currently, there are 14 million AIDS orphans and that by 2010 there will be 25 million.
**The United States**
*An estimated 800,000 to 900,000 people are currently living with HIV in the United States, with approximately 40,000 new infections occurring each year.
*70 percent of these new infections occur in men and 30 percent occur in women.
*By race, 54 percent of the new infections in the United States occur among African Americans, and 64 percent of the new infections in women occur in African American women.
*75 percent of the new infections in women are heterosexually transmitted.
*Half of all new infections in the United States occur in people 25 years of age or younger.
These stats were all taken from Until There's A Cure.
If you're interested in further details, I invited you to visit the website. They have some great bracelets (some of them are also available at the Body Shop).
If nothing else, please take a moment and think about those that have lost their lives and are fighting for their lives. As you can see from the above stats, all are affected and all need to stand to find a cure.