World AIDS Day
From Freepedia
World AIDS Day, observed December 1, is dedicated to raising awareness of the global AIDS epidemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. This day was picked because the first case of AIDS was diagnosed on this day.
The concept originated at the 1988 World Summit of Ministers of Health on Programmes for AIDS Prevention. Since then, it has been taken up by governments, international organizations and charities around the world.
World AIDS Day Themes 1988 - 2004
| 1988 | Join the Worldwide Effort |
| 1989 | Our Lives, Our World-Let's Take Care of Each Other |
| 1990 | Women and AIDS |
| 1991 | Sharing the Challenge |
| 1992 | A Community Commitment |
| 1993 | Time to Act |
| 1994 | AIDS and the Family |
| 1995 | Shared Rights, Shared Responsibilities |
| 1996 | One World. One Hope |
| 1997 | Children Living in a World with AIDS |
| 1998 | Force for Change |
| 1999 | Listen, Learn, Live! |
| 2000 | Men Make a Difference |
| 2001 | Out of Sight... Out of Mind |
| 2002 | 54321 |
| 2003 | Stigma and Discrimination |
| 2004 | Women, Girls, HIV and AIDS |
| 2005 | Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise |
World AIDS Day 2002
- http://www.dw-world.de/english/0,3367,1446_A_703741_1_A,00.html
- http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/11/30/1038386355785.html
- http://europe.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/11/30/aids.day/
World AIDS Day 2004
- http://www.unaids.org/wac2004/index_en.htm
- http://www.unaids.org/html/pub/media/media-advisories01/ma_wac_22sep04_en_pdf.pdf
