HIV Vaccine advocates commemorate World AIDS Vaccine Day today, Tuesday, 18th May 2021 by prompting the continued urgent need to develop a vaccine that will prevent HIV infection and AIDS.
World AIDS Vaccine Day, also known as HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, is observed annually on May 18.
HIV vaccine advocates mark the day by promoting the continued urgent need for a vaccine to prevent HIV infection and AIDS.
The concept of World Aids Vaccine Day was brought about in a May 18, 1997 commencement speech at Morgan State University made by then-President Clinton.
Ghana had done well in the management of the disease since it was first identified in the country in the mid-1980s, and there was the need to continue to ensure that the war against the disease was won, according to the Presidential Advisor on HIV and AIDS, Dr. Mokowa Blay Adu-Gyemfi.
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system. If HIV is not treated, it can lead to AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). There is currently no effective cure.
HIV is a virus that targets and alters the immune system, increasing the risk and impact of other infections and diseases. Without treatment, the infection might progress to an advanced stage called AIDS.
Due to medical advances, people with HIV and access to quality healthcare very rarely develop AIDS once they have started taking HIV treatment.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Kofi Atakora
