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World AIDS Day serves as an important reminder that we must remain steadfast in our commitment to prevent new HIV infections and provide essential services to all people living with HIV globally. In 2024, we will commemorate the 37th World AIDS Day with the theme, “Collective Action: Sustain and Accelerate HIV Progress.” To read more about this year’s theme please visit the HIV.gov blog.
The first World AIDS Day took place in 1988, providing a platform to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS and honor the lives affected by the epidemic. There has been significant progress in addressing HIV and AIDS thanks to advancements in medical research, increased access to treatment and prevention, and a broader understanding of the virus. Follow the HIV.gov blog to keep current on federal World AIDS Day activities.
Use the guide below to learn more about ways to recognize World AIDS Day.
Key Resources
The White House: A Proclamation on World AIDS Day, 2024.
The White House’s Fact Sheet: The Biden-Harris Administration’s Efforts to End HIV at Home and Abroad.
Statement by Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Rachel Levine on World AIDS Day 2024.
For global and PEPFAR-related World AIDS Day materials please visit the Department of State’s World AIDS day page.
CDC’s Dear Colleague on World AIDS Day
We invite you to use the sample messages below to promote World AIDS Day and its related activities. Feel free to adjust the language to your voice and to ensure appropriate timing is referenced in your post.
We also welcome you to join the broader conversation using the hashtag #WorldAIDSDay and to tag our social profiles so that we can amplify your messages.
Sample Messages
World AIDS Day is Approaching
#WorldAIDSDay is fast approaching! We’re committed to sharing the important work partners are doing to address #HIV in the U.S. Share what you’re doing or get involved: https://www.hiv.gov/events/awareness-days/world-aids-day
#WorldAIDSDay is fast approaching! We’re committed to sharing the important work partners are doing to address HIV in the U.S. Share what you’re doing, or learn more about how you can get involved: https://www.hiv.gov/events/awareness-days/world-aids-day
Tomorrow is World AIDS Day
As we prepare for #WorldAIDSDay tomorrow, we reflect on the vital contributions of community partners—the ones engaging and caring for the #HIV community every day. Thank you for your ongoing work to #EndHIVepidemic in the U.S. ❤️
As we prepare for World AIDS Day tomorrow, we reflect on the vital contributions of community partners—the ones engaging and caring for the HIV community every day. Thank you for your ongoing work to end the HIV epidemic in the U.S. ❤️
As we prepare for #WorldAIDSDay tomorrow, we reflect on the vital contributions of community partners—the ones engaging and caring for the #HIV community every day. Thank you for your ongoing work to #EndHIVepidemic in the U.S. ❤️
World AIDS Day/NHAS
It will take a global response to #endHIVepidemic, and we remain committed in our work to get it done. Read the National HIV/AIDS Strategy to learn more: https://files.hiv.gov/s3fs-public/NHAS-2022-2025.pdf 🌎 #WorldAIDSDay #NHAS
We share the same goal as millions around the world—to end the HIV epidemic. It will take a global effort, and we remain committed in our work to get it done.
This World AIDS Day, take a moment to read the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) and Federal Implementation Plan for information on how we can work together to better coordinate our response to the HIV epidemic: https://www.hiv.gov/federal-response/national-hiv-aids-strategy/national-hiv-aids-strategy-2022-2025
We share the same goal as millions around the world: to end the HIV epidemic. To be successful, it will take a global response, utilizing all the resources available to us at every level of society.
The National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) and Federal Implementation Plan provide information on how we can work together to better coordinate our response to the HIV epidemic in the U.S.: https://www.hiv.gov/federal-response/national-hiv-aids-strategy/national-hiv-aids-strategy-2022-2025
What strategies or activities from the NHAS are your organizations implementing? Tell us in the comments.
#WorldAIDSDay #NHAS #EndHIVepidemic
Federal Resources
PEPFAR
- The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is the largest commitment by any nation to address a single disease in history. Since PEPFAR’s inception in 2003, the U.S. government has invested over $100 billion in the global HIV/AIDS response, saving over 20 million lives, preventing millions of HIV infections, and supporting several countries to achieve HIV epidemic control.
- Watch this video to learn more about PEPFAR’s impactExit Disclaimer.
- Learn about Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S.
- Find out more about the budget request to support initiatives for Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. for fiscal year 2025.
- Get more information about the National HIV/AIDS Strategy 2022-2025.
- Use CDC Let’s Stop HIV Together resources.
Learn about the Epidemic
Do you know the history of HIV? Get the facts by reading a Timeline of HIV and AIDS.
Learn the HIV Basics.
Get the statistics about the epidemic in the U.S., and data on its impact on racial and ethnic minorities in our nation. Find fast facts on the global epidemic.
Find out more about the controlling the global HIV epidemic.
Get Involved
Gather with family, friends, and loved ones to watchExit Disclaimer the National AIDS Memorial’sExit Disclaimer latest videosExit Disclaimer. These award-winning films feature the powerful voices of survivors and advocates who share their personal stories of hope and struggle in the fight to end HIV and realize health and social justice.
Badge
Help promote World AIDS Day. Post this web badge on your site with this code:
<a href="https://www.hiv.gov/events/awareness-days/world-aids-day"><img src="https://www.hiv.gov/sites/default/files/images/world_logo1.png" alt="World AIDS Day Badge" width="150" height="132" /></a>Get Social
Follow HIV.gov on FacebookExit Disclaimer, and on InstagramExit Disclaimer. Find HIV.gov on X/TwitterExit Disclaimer, too. Share your plans and resources with the hashtag #WorldAIDSDay.
To learn more about World AIDS Day, including its purposes and related resources, visit CDC’s page.
Find HIV Testing and Other Services
Use the HIV Testing Sites & Care Services Locator. Add the locator widget to your site.
Visit https://gettested.cdc.gov/.