Dec. 1, 2012 marks the 25th annual World AIDS Day

Dec. 1, 2012 marks the 25th annual World AIDS Day. Since the first case of HIV, globally nearly 30 million have died from HIV/AIDS, more than 34 million people now live with HIV/AIDS, and more than 7,000 are newly infected every single day. Couple this with one of the greatest recessions since the great depression, and we have governments, aid agencies and large not-for-profit groups crippled by austerity. This serves to accelerate an epidemic that threatens to destabilize nations. Over the next 10 years, it is estimated that up to 25 percent of Africa's population will die due to HIV/AIDS.

The statistics are quite discouraging. [link to www.huffingtonpost.com]