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Beautiful in a Sick Kind of Way by Pippa Ward, machine embroidery on canvas, 100 x 130 cm (Fine Art student at UCA, Farnham)
World Aids Day
What is HIV and AIDS?
HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. HIV attacks the body’s immune system – the body’s defence against diseases
AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. A person is considered to have AIDS when the immune system has become so weak that it can no longer fight off a whole range of diseases with which it would normally cope
World Aids Day
HIV Facts: International Statistics
There are over 33 million people living with HIV worldwide
Since AIDS was first identified over 20 years ago, more than 25 million people have died
There are more than 11 million children who have lost one or both parents to AIDS in Africa
HIV Facts: UK Statistics
There are more than 80,000 people living with HIV in the UK
Between 7,000 and 8,000 people are diagnosed with HIV in the UK each year
HIV Facts: UK Statistics
Almost half the people living with HIV have been living with the virus for 4 years before diagnosis
You have the right to not tell anyone, including employers about your HIV status and this right is protected by law
HIV Treatment
There is no cure for HIV but since 1995 there have been drugs available to treat it
Most people with HIV only need to take 1 or 2 pills a day
Someone living with HIV and receiving prompt effective treatment can expect to live for as long as someone without HIV
The Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune by Tessa Boffin, (UCA archives)black and white photo collage
World Aids Day
Unless you’re absolutely sure of a partner’s HIV status safer sex is the best choice to make
The best way to protect yourself against HIV is to use a condom during sex
If you are an intravenous drug user do not share needles
Protect Yourself against HIV
HIV and STD testing
Visit your local GUM (genital urinary medical) clinic for: HIV and STD testing, emergency contraception and free condoms
The nearest GUM clinic is Aldershot Centre for Health, Entrance Level, Hospital Hill, Aldershot, Hants GU11 1AY 0300 300 2016
www.letstalkaboutit.nhs.uk
World AIDS Day and the red ribbon
World AIDS DAY is always on 1st December. It was the very first international health day
It was started by the World Health Organisation in 1988 in recognition of the need to address the HIV pandemic
The red ribbon is worn across the world as a sign of support for people living with HIV