In order to encourage the public to express love and concern for people living with HIV/AIDS and their families, the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan CDC) organized a party called "Angels of Love" on the eve of Halloween, October 20, 2008. Many AIDS supporting organizations and their foster children were invited to attend the party.In addition, several celebrities also participated in the event to share their care and voice their support for people living with HIV/AIDS.

Among the celebrities who joined the party, Wan-wan, a famous illustrator of children's books, also took part in the party and unveiled her recent work, "A Notebook of Love: Power of Care and Hug", for the first time. With her unique style, Wan-wan depicted the situation of people living with HIV/AIDS and appealed to the public to show more acceptance and sympathy for people living with HIV/AIDS. Through the process of drawing the book, she had learned more about AIDS. Wan-wan said the book was her inspired response to AIDS, and she hoped that her work would encourage more concern and voluntary support from the society for those living with HIV/AIDS.

Shih Wen-Yi, the Deputy Director-General of Taiwan CDC, pointed out that HIV infection is mainly transmitted through unsafe sex, blood, and vertical (mother-to-fetus) transmission. HIV is not spread through the air or airborne droplets. Casual contact such as handshaking, eating from common utensils, use of restrooms or merely being around people who have HIV infection does not place others at risk. As long as everyone has correct knowledge of AIDS transmissions, it is easy to prevent the spread of AIDS.

To date, some 16,000 people are infected with HIV in Taiwan. Both the government and people living with HIV/AIDS will need to face new challenges and issues, including social acceptance, provision of support education and medical services, cost-effective allocation of budget, and practice of personal safety behaviors.

To prevent the spread of AIDS, we can not simply rely on the government. The best way to fight against threats posed by AIDS is to improve the public’s understanding of AIDS control and prevention, adopt a positive attitude towards people living with HIV/AIDS, stop discrimination, and show our true concern and empathy.