All posts tagged "World Aids Day"

The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it will not commemorate World AIDS Day on Dec. 1.

Since 1988, Americans have mourned people who died of the disease and used the day to help remember the major efforts to contain the epidemic and raise global awareness, according to The New York Times.

The State Department has told employees and grantees not to use any federal funds to commemorate the day and “refrain from messaging on any commemorative days, including World AIDS Day." ...

US President Barack Obama on Thursday added $50 million to fight AIDS in the United States and launched efforts to treat two million more people abroad.

For the man who is leaving national and international wreckage strewn about, this is incredible. And to top it off, the award will be presented by megachurch pastor Rick Warren. (nope, not The Onion, but via Christian Newswire):