World AIDS Day Highlights Human Rights in HIV Fight

December 1st, 2024 marks the 36th observance of World AIDS Day, offering an opportunity to reflect on the countless lives lost to AIDS-related causes in Saint Lucia, the region, and across the globe. This year’s theme, “Take The Rights Path,” calls attention to the importance of human rights in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Since the onset of the epidemic nearly 43 years ago, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) estimates that 78 million people have been infected with HIV, and 35 million have died from AIDS-related illnesses.