people died from HIV/AIDS-related illnesses in 2021.
38.4 million people are living with HIV and 1.5 million were newly infected in 2021.
is underfunded by at least $7 billion per year.
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To find information on how AHF Eswatini will celebrate, please check their Facebook page.
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Event Description: AHF Ethiopia will hold a panel discussion with government partners to promote HIV testing among university students. Advocates will also participate in the national WAD commemoration and have planned a three-day advocacy bus campaign.
To find more information on how AHF Ethiopia will celebrate, please check AHF Africa’s Facebook page.
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Event Description: AHF Kenya will host an event to promote HIV/AIDS care and decrease stigma, including a tent for condom distribution and demonstrations by peer educators. Advocates will also distribute free condoms via motorcycles.
To find more information on how AHF Kenya will celebrate, please check their Facebook page.
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Event Description: AHF Lesotho is using WAD to rejuvente the country's HIV response and reach the most vulernable communities, particularly young women and girls.
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Event Description: AHF Malawi and their partners will hold a panel discussion on the AIDS pandemic at a television and radio station in Lilongwe. Advocates will also hold an event with music and entertainment where they will distribute free condoms.
To find more information on how AHF Malawi will celebrate, please check AHF Africa’s Facebook page.
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Event Description: AHF Mozambique will conduct HIV/AIDS advocacy via a local radio panel discussion and host a march that will include a community health fair.
To find information on how AHF Mozambique will celebrate, please check AHF Africa’s Facebook page.
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Event Description: AHF Nigeria and partners will host a youth summit in Abuja, FCT to give young people a voice to share their challenges. In other states, the team will participate in live radio programs to fraise awareness and provide HIV/STI education. Testing will offered in two program states.
To find more information on how AHF Nigeria will celebrate, please check their Facebook page.
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Event Description: AHF Rwanda will organize a musical float around Rwamagana to promote condom use and fight stigma. Teams will also offer free moonlight HIV testing and condoms. Advocates will also hold an event with musical performances, HIV prevention messages, and testimonies from HIV prevention champions.
To find more information on how AHF Rwanda will celebrate, please check their Facebook page.
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Event Description: WAD in Sierra Leone will focus on young people and feature a dialogue on improving access to preventative care and support services. The team will organize a fair, including a quiz competition between schools and community groups, which will serve as an educational session. The event will also include music and other entertainment activities, including dancing, comedy, and cultural performances.
To find more information on how AHF Sierra Leone will celebrate, please check AHF Africa’s Facebook page.
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Event Description: AHF South Africa will hold a series of events in KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Eastern Cape, including a march with youth, community members, and stakeholders in Gauteng. KwaZulu-Natal will host a free concert at Gugu Dlamini Park, supported by the AmaZulu Soccer Team. Athletes will distribute condoms, host a mini soccer session for children, and address the crowd on HIV/AIDS testing and treatment. The Cape will conduct door-to-door activities, culminating in a GBV march with government departments.
To find more information on how AHF South Africa will celebrate, please check their Facebook page.
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Event Description: AHF Uganda will partner with The King Of The MIC Campaign to fight HIV stigma and reach university students in and around Kampala.
To find more information on how AHF Uganda will celebrate, please check their Facebook page.
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Event Description: AHF Zambia will join government and civil society partners and young people for a community radio dialogue. They will also hold a community meeting to find practical ways of reducing new HIV infections, unplanned pregnancies in young women and girls, school drops-outs, and early marriages. The team will also hold a concert for young people to promote condom use and provide HIV and syphilis testing, condom distribution, and medical checks.
To find more information on how AHF Zambia will celebrate, please check AHF Africa’s Facebook page.
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Event Description: AHF has opened a new facility within the Gwanda Provincial Hospital in the Marebeleland South Province of Zimbabwe, a province with the highest HIV/AIDS burden in the country. To introduce AHF to the province, AHF Zimbabwe will hold an awards ceremony to recognize journalists who have written about HIV/AIDS. During WAD, AHF will provide a mobile clinic for miners, including hosting group discussions to hear their concerns regarding health service provisions.
To find more information on how AHF Zimbabwe will celebrate, please check AHF Africa’s Facebook page.
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Event Description: AHF Cambodia will be promoting HIV testing, condom usage, and providing HIV education online. They will also be distributing condoms and providing tests at Svay Rieng Province to celebrate WAD.
To find more information on how AHF Cambodia will celebrate, please check their Facebook page.
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Event Description: AHF China will be inviting influencers with medical backgrounds to talk about AIDS on their social media to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS prevention and HIV self-testing. They will also have live events in three different locations to raise awareness on HIV and AIDS.
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Event Description: India Cares will be having a rally with over 1,000 people to celebrate WAD. They will also be conducting awareness sessions, distributing condoms, and providing HIV tests.
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Event Description: AHF Indonesia will be celebrating WAD by spreading awareness, addressing stigma, and defending the human right to access life-saving services. During their celebration, they will have creative competitions, ceremonial events, and art performances.
To find more information on how AHF Indonesia will celebrate, please check their Facebook page.
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Event Description: AHF Laos will be having a mini walk for WAD at the capital city of Vientiane. At this event they will provide free HIV testing, distribute condoms, dance, and have booth exhibitions for stakeholders.
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Event Description: AHF Myanmar will be having outreach teams give health education talks and free HIV testing. Their objective this year is to improve access to HIV testing, education, and to promote condom usage.
To find more information on how AHF Myanmar will celebrate, please check their Facebook page.
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Event Description: AHF Nepal will be distributing free condoms, HIV screenings, and edutainment activities at 16 different ART clinics.
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Event Description: This year's WAD will be organized in 13 different sites where AHF Philippines has implementing partners. One of the highlights of this WAD event is providing a combination of prevention and testing, condoms and lubes, and informing people of correct HIV and STI information. PrEP will be introduced and qualified clients will be linked to services.
To find more information on how AHF Philippines will celebrate, please check their Facebook page.
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Event Description: AHF Thailand plans to promote awareness on HIV and the importance of prevention and care. The main activities will include health edutainment, an HIV talk by a celebrity, free snack boxes, and condom and lube distribution.
To find information on how AHF Thailand will celebrate, please check their Facebook page.
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Event Description: AHF Vietnam will collaborate with the CDC of Lam Dong Province to provide information about how to prevent HIV and STI infection among young people and specially among the group of MSM. Then they will conduct a march of about 100 students to travel around the city to increase the awareness of people on HIV/AIDS prevention.
To find more information on how AHF Vietnam will celebrate, please check their Facebook page.
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Event Description: On November 25th there will a testing event at a Narva city night club. In attendance will be a Russian speaking influencer from a pop band in Estonia. On December 1st the video and photos of the event will be released to the media.
To find more information on how AHF Linda Kliinik will celebrate, please check their Facebook page.
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Event Description: The AHF Georgia Youth Centre has announced a competition for young people. The main theme of the competition is HIV/AIDS and related stigma and discrimination. The purpose of the competition is to raise awareness among the population about the mentioned topic. An awarding ceremony for the winners of the youth contest and HIV testing will be conducted at Tbilisi City Assembly. The event will also mark WAD and aim to increase awareness on HIV and AIDS stigma and discrimination.
To find more information on how AHF Georgia will celebrate, please check their Facebook page.
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Event Description: Greece Positive Voice will be providing free HIV tests in the busiest square of Athens. Politicians, journalists and artists will get tested publicly in order to support the message, while the activity will be heavily promoted online and on the streets. In Thessaloniki, a big art exhibition dedicated to HIV will be hosted in the biggest square of the city. Later in the day, in both cities, they will gather to light red candles shaping a red ribbon to honor the victims of the HIV/AIDS epidemic through the years.
To find more information on how our partner in Greece will celebrate, please check AHF Europe’s Facebook page.
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Event Description: In Lithuania they will have a panel discussion with experts about new challenges in the HIV field with the aim of discussing topics relevant to young people. Small gifts will be given to participants. The discussion will be live streamed on Facebook.
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Event Description: In the Netherlands they are linking the celebration of WAD with the Autumn European Testing Week which runs November 21st – 28th. On December 1st they will have an exhibition at the AIDS Fonds national HIV-STI conference. On December 2nd they will end the celebrations with a screening of AIDS Diva: The Legend of Connie Norman. At the end of the movie there will be a panel discussion focusing on the progress and gaps of HIV response in the Netherlands.
To find information on how AHF Checkpoint Amsterdam will celebrate, please check their Facebook page.
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Event Description: To celebrate WAD, Portugal GAT will have testing centers open in Lisbon as well as mobile units in Almada, Lisbon, and Setúbal. They will be focusing on HIV testing those most vulnerable.
To find information on how our partner in Portugal will celebrate, please check AHF Europe’s Facebook page.
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To find more information about AHF Russia, please check their Facebook page.
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Event Description: AHF UK plans to celebrate at the Whitgift Centre with an information table and WAD balloons and banners. They will offer HIV testing, STI kits, and condoms. They will have a local councilor and a local PLWH provide their personal testimony.
To find more information on how AHF UK will celebrate, please check their Facebook page.
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Event Description: AHF Ukraine will be doing an interview on national TV as well as a special online media-project.
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Event Description: AHF Argentina will celebrate WAD in Rosario with a day of rapid HIV testing and prevention education. They will also celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their Guinness World Record for “Most HIV Tests Given in One City in Multiple Venues in One Day" and hold an art contest to highlight people dedicated to the fight against HIV. HIV testing will be conducted in 40 cities throughout the country.
To find more information on how AHF Argentina will celebrate, please check their Facebook page.
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Event Description: AHF Brazil will work with partners on WAD to bring awareness of HIV/AIDS nationwide via a graffiti campaign. Advocates will also hold activities in multiple cities to highlight the importance of HIV prevention and ensuring rights for people living with HIV.
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Event Description: AHF Chile will create a short documentary showing all facets of life of people living with HIV, focusing on the importance of early diagnosis and linkage to treatment.
To find more information on how AHF Chile will celebrate, please check their Facebook page.
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Event Description: AHF Colombia will hold events in Bogota, Cucuta, Bucaramanga, Riohacha, Valledupar, and Cartagena where they will provide free HIV testing and condoms.
To find information on how AHF Colombia will celebrate, please check their Facebook page.
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Event Description: AHF Dominican Republic will conduct rapid HIV testing and condom distribution near vulnerable communities and host a fun TikTok challenge!
To find more information on how AHF Dominican Republic will celebrate, please check their Facebook page.
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Event Description: AHF El Salvador will host an HIV testing event in the main square of San Salvador, where advocates will also open a testing center.
To find information on how AHF El Salvador will celebrate, please check their Facebook page.
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Event Description: AHF Guatemala will organize marches to strategic points, press conferences, and virtual forums to reach people affected by HIV/AIDS and bring awareness to decision-makers on matters of HIV and public health overall.
To find information on how AHF Guatemala will celebrate, please check their Facebook page.
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To find more information on how AHF Haiti will celebrate, please check their Facebook page.
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Event Description: AHF Jamaica will launch social media and TikTok challenges to increase awareness of HIV/AIDS and distribute prizes to the winners.
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Event Description: AHF México, with government partners, will organize a 5k race, where competitors will contribute donations benefiting vulnerable populations, including sex workers and young girls. Advocates will also hold community events with music and HIV testing in Merida, Guadalajara, Veracruz, Oaxaca, and Tijuana.
To find information on how AHF Mexico will celebrate, please check their Facebook page.
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Event Description: AHF Panama will be having a press tour and event to talk about the HIV/AIDS pandemic as it has not ended. They will also be testing at several points around the capital.
To find more information on how AHF Panama will celebrate, please check their Facebook page.
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Event Description: AHF Peru will host fairs in Lima, Piura, Iquitos, Chiclayo, and Ica, where talks will be given on the prevention and treatment of HIV. A live Twitter forum will address Peru's HIV response, including eradicating stigma and discrimination. A mobile HIV testing unit will be used to reach high-risk poulations, and the Wellness Center Lima and regional testing centers will extend operating hours for increased rapid testing. Advocates will also attend a WAD event organized by the Ministry of Health, where AHF volunteers will form the traditional HIV red ribbion and provide information about AHF's services.
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