How to end an epidemic Learn More Play Video How it works Here, you can suggest new names for HIV or vote on community favorites until March 24th. After that, we’ll present the most popular new names to the World Health Organization (WHO). They will review the shortlist and announce a new name for HIV at the World AIDS Conference in Brisbane, Australia. Guidelines WHO: For a new name to be selected it must be appropriate. Any derogatory or otherwise harmful names will not be considered. As outlined by the WHO guidelines, a disease’s name should be simple, descriptive and avoid any negative impact. Names should also be kept to a minimum length and made as simple to pronounce as possible. A disease with a long name should have a thought-out acronym, as that is what it will most likely be referred to in everyday conversation. A complete list of the WHO guidelines can be found here. Add your name to show your support. To go a step further, download the open letter, sign it, and share it online. 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Years of research have made HIV preventable and treatable. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus is no longer a death sentence, and people diagnosed with HIV can live long, happy, healthy lives. It’s not medicine holding us back We have all the tools to end the HIV epidemic. So what’s stopping us?The term “HIV” has become a stigma. And when something becomes a stigma, we stop talking about it. And not talking about HIV creates the perfect conditions for the virus to spread and take lives. To end the HIV epidemic, we need to change how we think, approach and talk about HIV. And to do that, we need to rename HIV. Rename HIV Support the Open Letter Our open letter to the director-general of the World Health Organization calls for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to be renamed in 2023. Add your name to join the scientist, politicians and public figures already supporting the letter. Sign the letter Rename HIV HIV needs a new name to move beyond a history of fear, stigma and shame.And that starts with you. Rename HIV About Youth Against AIDS, an initiative of the ohhh! foundation, is an international youth-led organization focused on promoting sexual health. We offer a platform for young people to unite and update the global approach to the HIV epidemic. About ohhh!