World AIDS Day 2020: Who started AIDS Day? What is the significance of Red Ribbon?

World AIDS Day is celebrated every year on December 1 in a bid to spre awareness about Acquired Immudeficiency Syndrome or AIDS. It is a chronic, potentially life-threatening condition caused by human immudeficiency virus (HIV) and thus, World AIDS Day is celebrated to commemorate people who eir lost ir lives to disease or are living with HIV. day was founded back in 1988 and is observed in all member states of United Nations (UN). Moreover, World AIDS Day was also first-ever global health day. 

Who started World AIDS Day?

It was first celebrated in 1987 by James W Bunn and Thomas Netter who were public information officers for Global Programme on AIDS at UN health ncy, World Health Organisation (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland. Eventually, both officers pitched ir idea to Director of Global Programme on AIDS at time, Dr Jonathan Mann who welcomed idea and thus established December 1 as World AIDS Day.

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What is significance of ‘Red Ribbon’?

‘Red Ribbon’ is universal symbol of awareness and support for people across globe living with HIV. idea of associating World AIDS Day with red-coloured ribbon came nearly a dece after first World AIDS Day was celebrated. In 1991, at least 12 artists h gared in a gallery in New York’s East Vill for discussion of a new project for visual AIDS, which is a New York HIV-awareness arts organisation. Eventually, y came up with idea of red ribbon symbolisation that has w become one of most recognised symbols of dece.

During time World AIDS Day was founded followed by years later when red ribbon was established, disease was highly stigmatised and communities living with chronic disease remained largely hidden. refore, emergence of visual expression of compassion with ribbon was inspired by yellow ribbons that were tied on trees to show support for American military fighting in Gulf War. Moreover, “elegant loop” according to artists me it easier to replicate and avoided or tritional colours depicting or causes. red colour was chosen for boldness and colour’s association with passion, heart and love. 

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What is World AIDS Day 2020 me?

According to hiv.gov, World AIDS Day 2020 me is “Ending HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Resilience and Impact”. Every year day is marked with different mes inviting organizations and individuals around world to unite in diverting attention to HIV infection, endeavour to increase HIV awareness and kwledge, speak out against HIV stigma, and call for an increased response against disease.

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