World Aids Day 2008

World Aids Day 2008This year marks the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day (December 1). More than 33 million people live with the HIV/AIDS virus, and at least 2 million have died in the past year. Bloggers around the world play an important part in keeping awareness about HIV/Aids alive.

Blogging Positively Around the World

Global Voices bloggers have created a map of HIV positive bloggers who bravely defy stigma and taboo to communicate their situation to the rest of the world. It's best viewed in a large format.

It's a work in progress. If you have suggestions for links to add, please email Global Public Health Editor, Juhie Bhatia.


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To embed this map on your own website or blog, just visit the map on Google Maps and find the “embed” code.

Posts about HIV/Aids on Global Voices

World AIDS Day: Blogging Positively

Dec 03 – HIV & AIDS: Creative awareness raising campaigns
Dec 02 – Armenia: World AIDS Day Observed
Dec 01 – Jamaica: World AIDS Day
Dec 01 – Madagascar: Fighting complacency on World AIDS Day
Dec 01 – Taiwan: HIV+ Bloggers’ Love for Life
Dec 01 – China: AIDS blogger Li-xiang's unextraordinary life
Nov 29 – Mozambique: Different views of condom use in Africa
Nov 27 – AIDS awareness through video
Nov 08 – Obama's Victory: A Boost for Global Health?
Nov 02 – South Africa: Using Cell Phones To Combat AIDS
Apr 18 – AIDS – A Taboo in the Arab World
Oct 19 – South Africa: A New Era In The Fight Against AIDS?
Oct 07 – Iran: Two Leading HIV/Aids physicians remain in prison
Sep 20 – Russia: Intravenous Drug Use Leading Cause of HIV/AIDS
Aug 25 – Cambodia: Sex workers, 100% condom use
Aug 16 – AIDS 2008: Lifting the Travel Ban on HIV-Positive People
Jul 19 – India: Should Pre-Marital HIV Testing Be Mandatory?


See our Special Coverage of the AIDS 2008 conference that took place in Mexico City in August 2008.