World AIDS Day
1 December
World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day on 1 December brings together people from around the world to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and demonstrate international solidarity in the face of the pandemic. The day is an opportunity for public and private partners to spread awareness about the status of the pandemic and encourage progress in HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care around the world. It has become one of the most widely recognized international health days and a key opportunity to raise awareness, commemorate those who have died, and celebrate victories, such as increased access to treatment and prevention services.
World leaders have set the targets to accelerate the HIV response and to “End AIDS by 2030”. Although the WHO European Region has made progress in tackling HIV, significant challenges remain in identifying and treating cases, as well as preventing new infections in the first place.
Every year on World AIDS Day, WHO/Europe together with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control publishes an annual report on HIV/AIDS surveillance in Europe including the number of HIV and AIDS cases in all 53 Member States.
Publications
HIV/AIDS surveillance in Europe 2024 – 2023 data
HIV infection continues to affect the health and well-being of nearly 2.6 million people in the WHO European Region, particularly in the eastern part of...
HIV/AIDS surveillance in Europe 2023 – 2022 data
This report presents HIV/AIDS surveillance data for 2022, a year marked by increased population movements across Europe that have had an impact on HIV...
HIV/AIDS surveillance in Europe: 2022 – 2021 data
HIV transmission remains a major public health concern and affects more than 2.3 million people in the WHO European Region, particularly in the Eastern...
HIV/AIDS surveillance in Europe: 2021 – 2020 data
This report presents HIV/AIDS surveillance data for 2020, a period marked by the global COVID-19 pan demic which affected Europe heavily from March 2020...
HIV/AIDS surveillance in Europe 2020: 2019 data
HIV transmission remains a major public health concern and affects more than 2 million people in the WHO European Region, particularly in the eastern...
HIV/AIDS surveillance in Europe 2019
HIV transmission remains a major public health concern and affects millions of people in the WHO European Region, particularly in the eastern part of...
HIV/AIDS surveillance in Europe 2018
HIV transmission remains a major public health concern and affects more than 2 million people in the WHO European Region, particularly in the eastern...
HIV/AIDS surveillance in Europe 2017
This report presents data on HIV and AIDS in 51 of 53 countries in the WHO European Region, and in the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA)....
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