16 May 2004 was declared as International Aids Candlelight Memorial Day. It was started by people living with HIV and Aids to break down the barriers of stigma and discrimination. The community mobilisation campaign began on 1 December, World Aids Day and ended with a memorial In May, to remember those who died with HIV& Aids and to support those who are infected. This serves as a mobilisation campaign to raise awareness about the disease.
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16 May 2004
International Candlelight Memorial Day
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Ministry of Health, N. Madlala-Routledge: International Candlelight Memorial Day, from Polity.org, [online], Available at www.polity.org.za [Accessed: 9 May 2014] 2. International Aids Candlelight Memorial, About Candlelight memorial,[online],Available at www.candlelightmemorial.org [Accessed: 9 May 2014]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2014, May 9). International Candlelight Memorial Day. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0097596
South African History Online (2014) 'International Candlelight Memorial Day', South African History Online, 9 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0097596 (Accessed: 30 October 2026).
South African History Online, International Candlelight Memorial Day [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0097596, (accessed 30 October 2026).
"International Candlelight Memorial Day." South African History Online, 9 May 2014, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0097596. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "International Candlelight Memorial Day." South African History Online. May 9, 2014. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0097596.
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