World AIDS Day is a global movement to unite people in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Since 1988, communities have stood together on World AIDS Day to show strength and solidarity against HIV stigma and to remember lives lost. In the UK, more than 105,000 people are living with HIV. Globally, an estimated 38 million people live with the virus. More than 35 million people have died of HIV or AIDS related illnesses over the past 40 years, making it one of the most destructive pandemics in history.
Medical advances mean people with HIV can expect a long and healthy life and that we have the tools to stop HIV transmissions for good. But HIV continues to be highly stigmatised and misunderstood. At National AIDS Trust, the UK’s HIV rights charity, we are contacted weekly by people experiencing discrimination because of HIV, including in work, education, housing and even healthcare. World AIDS Day exists to shine a light on the real experiences of people living with HIV today, while celebrating the strength, resilience and diversity of the communities most affected. It is a moment to inspire the leadership needed to create a future where HIV doesn’t stand in the way of anyone’s life. For more information visit https://worldaidsday.org/
The call for action this World AIDS Day is “Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response.” The World Health Organization calls for sustained political leadership, global cooperation, and human-rights-based approaches to end AIDS by 2030. With an estimated 630,000 lives lost to AIDS in 2024, action remains critical. Key priorities include integrate services, address inequity, scale innovation, and empower communities. https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-aids-day/2025
There are many ways you can join the fight against HIV and AIDS. Find out how you can support the National AIDS Trust here: https://nat.org.uk/how-you-can-support-us/
The Library collections contain print and online resources on the topic of cholesterol. Resources can be found by searching in the Library’s search tool, Discover. A selection of books on this topic are on display in the Library’s Reading Room as follows:
Printed Resources include the following:
Matic, Srdan, Jeffrey V Lazarus, and Martin C Donoghoe. HIV/AIDS in Europe: Moving from Death Sentence to Chronic Disease Management. Copenhagen: World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, 2006. Print.
Chin, James. The AIDS Pandemic the Collision of Epidemiology with Political Correctness. Oxford: Radcliffe Publishing, 2007. Print.
Barnett, Tony, and Alan Whiteside. AIDS in the Twenty-First Century : Disease and Globalization. 2nd ed. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; Palgrave Macmillian, 2006. Print.
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. How AIDS Changed Every Thing : MDG 6, 15 Lessons of Hope from the AIDS Response. Geneva: UNAIDS, 2015. Print.
Raghunath, D, C Durga Rao, and Sir Dorabji Tata Centre for Tropical Diseases. “HIV/AIDS Research Issues /.” Ed. by D Raghunath. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill, 2007. Print.
Singhal, Arvind, and Everett M Rogers. Combating AIDS: Communication Strategies in Action. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage Pub., 2003. Print.
Pepin, Jacques. The Origins of AIDS. Cambridge, UK ; Cambridge University Press, 2011. Print.
Broesten, Jelke, and Nana K Poku. Gender and HIV/AIDS: Critical Perspectives from the Developing World. London: Ashgate, 2009. Print.
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. AIDS at 30 : Nations at the Crossroads. Geneva: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS UNAIDS, 2011. Print.
Kalipeni, Ezekiel. HIV and AIDS in Africa : Beyond Epidemiology. Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub., 2004. Print.
Pérez Ávila, Jorge. A Doctor and His Patients Talk about AIDS in Cuba. Havana: Ediciones Abril, 2016. Print.
World Health Organization. 2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2008. Print.
