Today, December 1, is World AIDS Day. - AIDS stands for
“Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.” Read more about it in
general here. It is a disease of the human immune system. - It
is the first pandemic of the post-modern world. - World AIDS Day
is on December 1 of every year. - According to UNFPA, every 12
seconds someone, somewhere is infected with AIDS. (You can see
their clock & map here) - In 2008, there were an estimated 33
million people around the world living with AIDS. - In 2008,
approximately two million people around the world died from
AIDS. - Since 1981, over 25 million people have died from AIDS.
- As of 2008, women account for 50%+ of the total cases of AIDS
around the world. - Ogilvy PR partnered with UNAIDS China to
fight AIDS in China. - Sex is the main cause for spreading AIDS
in China. - There are approximately 85,000 people in the United
Kingdom with AIDS (two-thirds are men, one-third are women.) -
There are approximately 1.4 million people in North America with
AIDS. - There are approxi