Every year since 1988, a global cadre of scientists, doctors, families, and advocates have marked World AIDS Day on 1 December to remember the victims of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and promote efforts to bring it to an end.
Since the beginning of the crisis, about 44.1 million people worldwide have died from causes related to HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), the virus that causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). About 91.4 million people have been infected with HIV.
