1. World AIDS Day 2014 1 st December 2014

2. Getting to zero: zero new HIV infections. Zero discrimination. Zero AIDS-related deaths.

3. HIV: What is it? Human Immunodeficiency virus A Virus which attacks the immune system

4. What do you think? 1.Almost all cases of HIV are found in Africa A.True B.False

5. Myth Buster: False HIV affects 6 out of 7 continents across the world. However, it does disproportionately affect Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia. Other areas with high prevalence include Latin & South America. Swaziland, Botswana & Lesotho have the highest prevalence rate in the world.

6. What do you think? 2. There is more than one way to catch AIDS A.True B.False

7. Myth Buster: Trick Question AIDS cannot be caught. HIV can be caught and there are many ways to catch this.

8. What do you think? 3. People who catch HIV always die from it A.True B.False

9. Myth Buster: False No, many can live normal life expectancies

10. What do you think? 4. HIV is incurable A.True B.False

11. Myth Buster: True Despite repeated efforts for over 30 years, there is no cure for HIV/AIDS. There is also no vaccination.

12. What do you think? 5. HIV cannot be treated A.True B.False

13. Myth Buster: False Not true. HIV can be treated with many effective medications, including antiretroviral drugs. These can help prolong life of HIV suffers.

14. What do you think? 6. Can a woman who is HIV positive have a baby which will not be infected with HIV? A.True B.False

15. Myth Buster: True The answer is yes, and there is only a 1% chance for the baby to catch it if she is on the appropriate medication.

16. What is HIV? HIV is a virus which attacks to immune systems responses to deal with new infections. HIV is caught through coming into contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person. People who have HIV often develop opportunistic infections that would otherwise be easy to fight off. HIV becomes AIDS when people succumb to the infections HIV cannot be caught through coughing, sneezing, using the same towels, cutlery or toilet facilities. It cannot be caught through shaking hands with an infected person either.

17. How many people live with HIV In the world? Around 37 million In the UK? Around 105,000 25% of these are undiagnosed HIV disproportionately affects migrants, prisoner and Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) communities within the UK.

18. How Many people have been affected? Over 30 million people have died from HIV/AIDS

19. The Issue of HIV & AIDS The issue of HIV is not only a global one, but also a national one.

20. What problems do HIV/AIDS sufferers face? Medical IssuesAccess to services and support Prejudice & Discrimination

21. Attitudes & Reactions to HIV/AIDS

23. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZwa-0g-kFw

24. Today… Many HIV suffers in the UK and elsewhere face prejudice from others through lack of understanding of their condition.

25. Accounts of HIV

26. Magda, 47, Mexico

27. Jamie, 28, Canada

28. Jonathan, 21, South Africa

29. Famous HIV Sufferers

31. World AIDS DAY and the red ribbon World AIDS DAY is always on 1 st 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.

33. Thank You