Learn about HIV and AIDS

You might be visiting these webpages because you've heard about World AIDS Day and you want to find out more about HIV and AIDS. Maybe you're finding out about HIV in order to prepare a display, or an event. Maybe you know someone with HIV, or perhaps you've recently been diagnosed with HIV and you're wondering where to begin learning about it.

There's lots of information on our website that can help – and useful links to other websites too.

At NAM, we focus on providing information for people living with HIV, and for people who are working in the HIV sector or supporting people with HIV in other ways. (You can find out more about us here.)

Visit the resources section of our website to see the full range of our publications. Many of our patient information resources have also been translated and you can find those in the translations section.

If you're not sure what type of resource you want, try browsing our topics pages. Our resources and news stories are arranged by subject, to make it easier to find what you're looking for.

You can use our e-atlas to find HIV-related services in the UK and worldwide.

We believe sharing experiences can be powerful. The In your own words section of our website is a collection of stories, describing people's experiences of living with HIV.

Take a look around and we're sure you'll find something that inspires you, or touches you.

If you're planning an event or writing an article for World AIDS Day, you may be looking for information aimed at the general public or statistics on the HIV epidemic.

For basic information about HIV & AIDS, visit the HIV basics section here.

If you want to find out more about how HIV is (and isn't) transmitted visit our transmission and prevention topics page.

You can also use our e-atlas to find information, statistics and news specific to a particular country: www.aidsmap.com/e-atlas

Worldwide, UNAIDS estimates that there were 36.9 million people living with HIV in 2017.

In the UK, it is estimated that around 101,600 people were living with HIV in 2017. New figures are usually published around World AIDS Day. You can read the 2018 report here.