Prevention is key when it comes to treating AIDS. There are many counties in the world, however, that shun preventative methods such as using condoms and needle programs. The taboo when it comes to AIDS prevention is not limited to developing countries. World AIDS Day is one of the reasons that more awareness is available for this devastating disease and prevention of the disease can be addressed.
In some cases, children HIV positive are able to overcome their illness as the disease, while present at birth, does not continue in the system. In other cases, according to HIV statistics, the children are doomed early in life.
Many children HIV positive are born to a mother who has full blown AIDS and are quickly orphaned, according to HIV statistics and information promoted by World AIDS day.
World AIDS day can help those in developing countries understand HIV statistics and how to prevent HIV. World AIDS day was created for helping to gain AIDS awareness all over the world, especially in counties such as many in South America, such as Guyana. According to HIV statistics countries such as Guyana are experiencing an epidemic when it comes to AIDS.
World AIDS Day also looks for a way for a way to cure HIV. While most would like to cure HIV, it is not possible as of yet. Many people are under the impression that the new drugs that are on the market can be used to cure HIV. This is not the case. The new drugs, according to information provided by World AIDS Day foundations, can help someone live with HIV, but does not provide a cure.
Scientists are working on a way to cure HIV with a vaccine. As of yet, there has been no cure for HIV on the market. Getting tested is one of the promotions that World AIDS Day offers. Those who get tested for HIV can not only help themselves stay healthier and live with the disease, but they can also stop spreading the disease to others. World AIDS Day is not only about finding a cure HIV, but also about preventing further cases of HIV from developing by using education and awareness about the disease. The more people understand about AIDS, the fewer misconceptions there will be about the disease, which is what the founders of World AIDS Day have hoped for all along.