World Aids Day

Today is World AIDS Day with folk wearing red ribbons to remember those who have lost their lives.  The United Nations's theme for the past two years is "Getting to Zero".  Whilst the UK has the resouces, but not the will, to achieve that goal, it's not so easy in other economies:

Malawi's HIV-treatment funding gap | International Development Journalism competition | guardian.co.uk:

However, the global picture on the whole is good with infections and those dying of AIDS on a downward trend: