Question: December 1, 2017, ‘World AIDS Day’ was celebrated all over the world. What is the main theme of this day in 2017?
(a) AIDS Shagao
(b) My Health, My Rights
(c) Stop AIDS
(d) AIDS Free Generation
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- On December 1, 2017, World Aids Day was celebrated all over the world.
- The theme of this day for 2017 is ‘My health is my right’.
- It is remarkable that the first World AIDS Day was celebrated on December 1, 1988.
- It is known that AIDS: Acquired Immuno Defficiency Syndrom is a Syndrome that is caused by HIV viral infection.
- As a result of this infection, the natural resistance to the person’s disease is defeated, and man suffers from various diseases.
- According to World Health Organization in 2016, 36.7 million people worldwide were infected with HIV.
- At present about 21 lakh people are infected with HIV AIDS in India.
- HIV AIDS is a global health challenge, targeted to end by 2030.
Reference:
http://www.un.org/en/events/aidsday/