Goa, Dec. 1 -- Stop discrimination of those with HIV/AIDS

Today is World AIDS Day. Each year, on December 1, the world commemorates World AIDS Day with a clarion call for people around the world to unite and show support for people living with HIV and to remember those who have died from AIDS-related illnesses. World AIDS Day remains as relevant today as it's always been, thereby reminding people and governments that HIV has not gone away.

There is still a critical need for increased funding for the AIDS response, to increase awareness of the impact of HIV on people's lives, to end stigma and discrimination and to improve the quality of life of people living with HIV. Each World AIDS Day focuses on a specific theme. This year the theme is...