Brunei Darussalam will be celebrating World AIDS Day today. For the past six years, this celebration has been organised by the Brunei Darussalam AIDS Council (BDAC).

And BDAC will be hosting this year's event at the Conference Hall 2, International Convention Centre (ICC) in Berakas, starting at 8am. The guest of honour will be the Minister of Health. A forum entitled 'The Beauty of Being Youths" will also be discussed by prominent speakers. All are welcome to attend this event.

This year's theme for World AIDS Day in Brunei Darussalam for BDAC is "Stop AIDS - Keep The Promise", while the theme for Penyinar Club, which is a sub-organisation of BDAC that is mainly for youths is "You, Me and Us".

Currently, there are more than 40 million people in the world living with HIV/AIDS, and the number is increasing. Sadly, those high figures include teenagers, young children and women. That is why, we all need to keep our promise in order to stop AIDS - according to the World AIDS Day theme.

"You, Me and Us" means 'YOU' wear a red ribbon to support the fight against HIV/AIDS; 'ME' - talk to people with regards to educating them about HIV/AIDS; and US - get involved in events and organisations that aim to fight HIV/AIDS.

For more information on Brunei Darussalam AIDS Council, the public can log onto www.bdac.ws or email BDAC at enquiry@bdac.ws.