National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) leads this observance. This day is a chance to thank the volunteers, community members, health professionals, and scientists working together to find a safe and effective preventive HIV vaccine. It is also a time to educate communities about the importance of preventive HIV vaccine ... Read more
This observance was first observed in 2005 and falls within Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign (formerly known as Act Against AIDS) includes resources and partnerships aimed at stopping HIV stigma and promoting HIV testing, prevention, and treatment. The CDC campaign Doing It motivates adults to get tested for HIV and know their status. Get Doing ... Read more
This day honors long-term survivors of the epidemic and raises awareness of their needs, issues and journeys. Visit the HLTSAD website from the community. This observance day is led by LKA; who also created a safe space online to find peer-support. Click here to request to join. The 2021 theme is “AIDS at 40: Envisioning a Future We Never Imagined”. The 2021 ... Read more
ELF is an educational, fundraising, and social convention that supports lifestyles and relationships of consenting adults. We are four days of exploration, invigoration, and conversation. We are a domestic non-profit. SELF is a four-day event where differing communities attend and generate something more than our individual selves or communities. SELF provides a space to explore ... Read more
First observed on June 27, 1995, National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) is a day to encourage people to get tested for HIV, know their status, and get linked to care and treatment. The 2021 theme -- “My Test, My Way,” -- emphasizes that there are different ways and places to get tested for HIV, including at ... Read more
RAHMA and its partners lead the planning for National Faith HIV & AIDS Awareness Day , The observance is intended to engage faith communities to work together for HIV/AIDS education, prevention, treatment, care and support, and to reduce and eliminate stigma and discrimination. NFHAAD was first observed in 2017. The 2021 observance will be marked on August ... Read more
The AIDS Institute leads this observance day. This day brings attention to the growing number of people living long and full lives with HIV and to their health and social needs.
In 2008 the National Association of People with AIDS launched this observance day to recognize the disproportionate impact of the epidemic on gay men.
The Latino Commission on AIDS (LCOA) , the Hispanic Federation and other organizations organize this day to build capacity for non-profit organizations and health departments to reach Latinx/Hispanic communities, promote HIV testing, and provide HIV prevention information and access to care. The 2021 theme is, "It's time to act. It's time to end HIV.”.
The theme for the 2021 observance is “Ending the HIV Epidemic: Equitable Access, Everyone’s Voice” (“El tema de este año para WAD se confirma como: Poner fin a la epidemia de VIH: acceso equitativo, la voz de todos”). World AIDS Day was first observed in 1988. Each year, organizations and individuals across the world bring ... Read more
