世界艾滋病日，这天旨在提高公众对HIV病毒引起的艾滋病在全球传播的意识。訂為12月1日是因為第一個艾滋病病例是在1981年此日診斷出來的。從此，艾滋病已造成超過兩千五百萬人死亡。即使最近世界許多地區的治療管道已經改善，2005年仍有310萬左右（280萬到360萬之間）人死於艾滋病，其中約有57萬人是兒童。
艾滋病日的概念来源于1988年，全球卫生部大臣关于艾滋病预防计划的高峰会议上（World Summit of Ministers of Health on Programmes for AIDS Prevention）提出的。从此，这个概念被全球各国政府、国际组织和慈善机构采纳。
世界艾滋病日的标志是红绸带。
World AIDS Day was originally organised by UNAIDS, who chose the theme after consultation with other organisations. However, in 2005 UNAIDS handed over responsibility for World AIDS Day to an independent organisation known as The World AIDS Campaign (WAC).
The WAC’s slogan for their work is "Stop AIDS: Keep the Promise", which is an appeal to governments, policy makers and regional health authorities to ensure that they meet the many targets that have been set in the fight against HIV and AIDS. This campaign will run until 2010, with a related theme chosen for World AIDS Day each year.
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