Give a Day is a movement of Canadians who are responding to the crisis
of AIDS in Africa by giving a day’s pay on World AIDS Day, December 1.

While strides are being made to reduce the incidence of HIV/AIDS, it continues to be one of the world’s leading causes of death. The following facts from UNAIDS make it clear why it is important to give a day:

• 2011 marks 30 years of AIDS. Today there are 34 million people living with HIV/AIDS around the world
• AIDS is one of the primary causes of global mortality and remains the leading cause of adult death in sub-Saharan Africa
• Each day, more than 7,000 people are newly infected with HIV worldwide, including 1,000 children
• 16.6 million children have lost one or both parents to AIDS. 90% live in sub-Sarahan Africa
• Only 37% of people eligible for treatment in sub-Saharan Africa are receiving it
• 60% of all people living with HIV in sub-Sarahan Africa are women

As each day passes, thousands die from an illness that is both preventable and treatable with the use of anti-retroviral medication.

Source: UNAIDS. For more information, go to www.unaids.org