World AIDS Day: 5 ways you can make a difference

CNN — December 1 is World AIDS Day, an annual event raising awareness and money to fight AIDS around the world. According to the World Health Organization, an “estimated 38.4 million people were living with HIV at the end of 2021.” CNN Impact Your World spoke with two high-profile AIDS activists about five ways we all can play a role preventing HIV and AIDS. “On the other hand, my generation, they weren’t alive during the ’80s, so they don’t fully grasp the AIDS epidemic.” Moore added, “To decrease stigma, to kill the notion that HIV looks like it did in the ’80s, we have to talk about it.” Both said the misconceptions and stigma around HIV are what drive them to advocate for the AIDS cause publicly. “When my teacher read this she said ‘I didn’t know this.’ I had to educate the educator.” Education plays a crucial role in fighting HIV and AIDS. “The more people know these facts, the more they can tell people.” 5.Donate to AIDS-related causes HIV and AIDS-related charities aim to prevent new infections by encouraging safer sexual behavior and distributing prevention methods.