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Every year on Dec. 1 since 1988, people come together to remember and celebrate. They remember the lives of those who died from AIDS, and to celebrate those who are still fighting the disease.
During World AIDS Day tomorrow people all over the world will unite to bring more awareness to the disease. According to the state Department of Health, there are more than 5,000 people living with AIDS in Hudson County as of Dec. 31, 2016.
To celebrate those who are still with us and to remember those who lost their fight, groups in Hudson County are hosting events for World AIDS Day.
One of those groups, Hudson Pride, is hosting an AIDS Walk tomorrow at at 12:15 p.m. with registration beginning at 11 a.m. The walk will start at the Jersey City Medical Center at 355 Grand St. and end at City Hall at 280 Grove St. Following the walk, there will be a program and reception at City Hall.
Hackensack University Medical Center will also host a World AIDS Day event at the Clinton Inn Hotel at 145 Dean Dr. in Tenafly. The hospital will host the Youth World AIDS Day Conference for high school students from Bergen, Passaic and Hudson counties, beginning at 8:30 a.m. The conference will focus of ways to end the AIDS epidemic.