"The global HIV/AIDS epidemic is an unprecedented crisis that requires an unprecedented response. In particular it requires solidarity -- between the healthy and the sick, between rich and poor, and above all, between richer and poorer nations. We have 30 million orphans already. How many more do we have to get, to wake up?"
-- Kofi Annan
When obstacles are devastating, applying every possible means is necessary for successful disposal. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) day, marked on 1st December all over the world, is the important movement to generate massive awareness, fighting against prejudice and make all understand the utmost sense of seriousness. Each member of society needs to eliminate the space of ignorance which monstrously escalates risk of getting affected. Regarding this disastrous disease, education has been stressed to get rid of this epidemic man has ever faced. Contaminated needles, unsafe sex, breast feeding and transmission from an effected mother to the baby are the major causes of HIV.
Since its discovery in 1981, HIV has already shown its catastrophic consequences by taking more than 35 million lives between 1981 and 2006 and 2.7 million lives in 2008. At present, HIV, AIDS infects 0.6% of the world’s population. It itself proves that all efforts will go in vain if we don’t take the strongest initiative and precautions to eradicate; active participation from all sections of society is necessary.
.......Mousumi
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