World AIDS Day 2014

Morgan State University students and other members of the community come together to create a ribbon during the Living Red Ribbon event as part of World AIDS Day at Hughes Memorial Stadium. (Cassidy Johnson/Baltimore Sun)

A giant red ribbon is affixed on the front of the White House on World Aids Day, on December 1, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Mandel Ngan/Getty Images)

Children display ribbon cut-outs tied to balloons during an HIV/AIDS awareness campaign to mark World AIDS Day in Kolkata December 1, 2014. The world has finally reached “the beginning of the end” of the AIDS pandemic that has infected and killed millions in the past 30 years, according to a leading campaign group fighting HIV. United Nations data show that in 2013, 35 million people were living with HIV, 2.1 million people were newly infected with the virus and some 1.5 million people died of AIDS. By far the greatest part of the HIV/AIDS burden is in sub-Saharan Africa. (Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

An activist wears a red ribbon, the symbol of HIV/AIDS awareness, during an NGO’s campaign on the World AIDS Day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 1, 2014. (Yasu Yoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)

A red ribbon, the symbol of HIV/AIDS awareness, is put on a gate of the city council chamber during an NGO’s campaign on the World AIDS Day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 1, 2014. (Yasu Yoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)

Angela Groothuizen, Dutch ambassador for Stop AIDS Now, releases red balloons representing women who have died of the disease on World AIDS Day at the Museumplein in Amsterdam on December 1, 2014. (Koen Van Weel/AFP/Getty Images)

Red balloons are released to mark World Aids Day at the Emilio Ribas Hospital in Sao Paulo December 1, 2014. The world has finally reached “the beginning of the end” of the AIDS pandemic that has infected and killed millions in the past 30 years, according to a leading campaign group fighting HIV. United Nations data show that in 2013, 35 million people were living with HIV, 2.1 million people were newly infected with the virus and some 1.5 million people died of AIDS. By far the greatest part of the HIV/AIDS burden is in sub-Saharan Africa. (Nacho Doce/Reuters)

Indian students perform a street play to create awareness of HIV infection and prevention methods to commemorate World AIDS Day in New Delhi on December 1, 2014. According to the UN AIDS program, India had the third-largest number of people living with HIV in the world at the end of 2013 and it accounts for more than half of all AIDS-related deaths in the Asia-Pacific region. In 2012, 140,000 people died in India because of AIDS. The Indian government has been providing free antiretroviral drugs for HIV treatment since 2004, but only 50 percent of those eligible for the treatment were getting it in 2012, according to a report by the World Health Organization. (Sajiad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images)

Indian school students hold posters as they pose for a photograph while taking part in an awareness campaign to mark World AIDS Day at a school in Amritsar on December 1, 2014. The UNAIDS agency says some 2.5 million Indians are living with HIV, many of them ostracized by their communities. (Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images)

Indian students perform a street play to create awareness of HIV infection and prevention methods to commemorate World AIDS Day in New Delhi on December 1, 2014. According to the UN AIDS program, India had the third-largest number of people living with HIV in the world at the end of 2013 and it accounts for more than half of all AIDS-related deaths in the Asia-Pacific region. In 2012, 140,000 people died in India because of AIDS. The Indian government has been providing free antiretroviral drugs for HIV treatment since 2004, but only 50 percent of those eligible for the treatment were getting it in 2012, according to a report by the World Health Organization. (Sajiad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images)

Indian school students pose for a photograph in the shape of a ribbon during an awareness campaign to mark World AIDS Day at a school in Amritsar on December 1, 2014. The UNAIDS agency says some 2.5 million Indians are living with HIV, many of them ostracized by their communities. (Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images)

Indian social activists light lamps around a sign during an event to mark World AIDS Day in Kolkata on December 1, 2014. According to the UN AIDS programme, India had the third-largest number of people living with HIV in the world at the end of 2013 and it accounts for more than half of all AIDS-related deaths in the Asia-Pacific region. In 2012, 140,000 people died in India because of AIDS. The Indian government has been providing free antiretroviral drugs for HIV treatment since 2004, but only 50 percent of those eligible for the treatment were getting it in 2012, according to a report by the World Health Organization. (Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images)

Pakistani transgender activists from the Khawaja Sira Society take part of a rally to mark World AIDS Day in Lahore on December 1, 2014. World AIDS Day is marked annually on December 1 to raise awareness of the illness. (Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images)

A nurse (L) hands out a red ribbon to a woman, to mark World Aids Day, at the entrance of Emilio Ribas Hospital, in Sao Paulo December 1, 2014. The world has finally reached “the beginning of the end” of the AIDS pandemic that has infected and killed millions in the past 30 years, according to a leading campaign group fighting HIV. United Nations data show that in 2013, 35 million people were living with HIV, 2.1 million people were newly infected with the virus and some 1.5 million people died of AIDS. By far the greatest part of the HIV/AIDS burden is in sub-Saharan Africa. (Nacho Doce/Reuters)

Activists from a non-governmental organization (NGO) carry a giant red ribbon lit with oil lamps before releasing it in the waters of the river Ganges during an HIV/AIDS awareness campaign to mark World AIDS Day in Kolkata December 1, 2014. The world has finally reached “the beginning of the end” of the AIDS pandemic that has infected and killed millions in the past 30 years, according to a leading campaign group fighting HIV. United Nations data show that in 2013, 35 million people were living with HIV, 2.1 million people were newly infected with the virus and some 1.5 million people died of AIDS. By far the greatest part of the HIV/AIDS burden is in sub-Saharan Africa. (Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

Sex workers mark World AIDS Day in Kamathipura, Mumbai’s red light district, December 1, 2014. The event was organized by the Social Activities Integration, a non-profit organization which provides free condoms and medical care to people living with HIV and AIDS. (Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

A volunteer pins a red ribbon on the blouse of a sex worker, as her child looks on, during an event to mark World AIDS Day in Kamathipura, Mumbai’s red light district, December 1, 2014. The event was organized by the Social Activities Integration, a non-profit organization which provides free condoms and medical care to people living with HIV and AIDS. (Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

A visitor tries out (RED) apps on an iPad at the Apple Store on December 1, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. On World AIDS Day, December 1, Apple is donating a portion of sales at the company’s retail and online stores around the world to a global fund to fight the disease. In addition, for the following two weeks, the company, in cooperation with the brand Product Red, also known as (RED), will offer 25 apps for sale whose proceeds will go directly to the initiative. (Adam Berry/Getty Images for Apple)

Red Beats by Dre headphones are seen on display behind iPads and iPhones at the Apple Store on December 1, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. On World AIDS Day, December 1, Apple is donating a portion of sales at the company’s retail and online stores around the world to a global fund to fight the disease. In addition, for the following two weeks, the company, in cooperation with the brand Product Red, also known as (RED), will offer 25 apps for sale whose proceeds will go directly to the initiative. (Adam Berry/Getty Images for Apple)

Indian residents walk past a sand sculpture made by fine-art students from Allahabad University to highlight AIDS awareness on the eve of ‘World AIDS Day’ at Sangam in Allahabad on November 30, 2014. World AIDS Day is marked annually on December 1. (Sanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images)

Indian children and social activists release a symbolic hot air balloon during a meeting to create awareness about AIDS on the eve of world AIDS day in Kolkata on November 30, 2014. World AIDS Day is marked annually on December 1. (Dibyangshu Sakar/AFP/Getty Images)

Indian children and social activists take part in an event to create awareness about AIDS on the eve of world AIDS day in Kolkata on November 30, 2014. World AIDS Day is marked annually on December 1. (Dibyangshu Sakar/AFP/Getty Images)

Indian residents walk past a sand sculpture incorporating what is aimed to be the worlds longest red ribbon created by sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik at Puri beach, some 65 kms from Bhubaneswar on November 30, 2014. World AIDS Day is marked annually on December 1. (Asit Kumar/AFP/Getty Images)

People take part in a rally marking world AIDS day, on November 30, 2014 in Paris. (Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images)

Volunteers of National Service Scheme (NSS) pose with HIV/AIDS awareness messages on their faces during a face painting competition ahead of the World AIDS Day in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh November 29, 2014. World AIDS Day is observed on December 1 every year. (Ajay Verma/Reuters)

Girls perform a traditional dance in an alley during an HIV/AIDS awareness program on the eve of World AIDS Day in Kolkata November 30, 2014. World AIDS Day is observed on December 1 every year. (Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

World AIDS Day 2014

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