World AIDS Day
DECEMBER 1
About the Day
The Facts
Resources
Take Action
About the Day
World AIDS Day is observed every year on December 1st. The World Health Organization established World AIDS Day in 1988. World AIDS Day provides governments, national AIDS programs, faith organizations, community organizations, and individuals with an opportunity to raise awareness and focus attention on the global AIDS epidemic.
The Facts
In 2007, the estimated number of persons living with HIV worldwide was 33.2 million and there were 2.1 million AIDS deaths. More>>
Resources
We hope these resources will assist your efforts to educate, motivate, and mobilize your local community in the fight against HIV/AIDS!
- Join AIDS.gov to promote this important day!
- Posters
Download and customize these posters to promote your World AIDS Day events! - Fact sheets
Download HIV/AIDS fact sheets, post them on bulletin boards, share with local newspapers, and distribute them at events! - Read about the CDC’s New HIV Incidence Data
- Websites
- www.AIDS.gov: the gateway to Federal domestic HIV/AIDS prevention, testing, treatment, research information.
- www.PEPFAR.gov: the official website of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
- www.HIVtest.org: national HIV testing resources. Enter your zip code to find an HIV testing site near you!
- http://www.worldaidscampaign.org: brochures and information about international events.
- Mobile resources
Know It Campaign: Send a text message with your ZIP code to KNOWIT (566938) to find an HIV testing center near you.
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There are many ways you can take action in response to HIV/AIDS:
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