Later on October 27, 1988, during the 38th plenary meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, the World Health Organization had declared December 1, 1988 as the World AIDS Day. Since 1997, year round campaigns based on certain themes related to HIV and AIDS are being conducted.

      World AIDS Day is dedicated to raising awareness through infection awareness campaigns involving the youth of the nation. On this day, church services and memorials are held to honor people who lost their lives to this deadly disease. On this day, every year, the government agencies and representatives from civil society come forward and campaign using a particular themes. The annual World AIDS Day themes since 1988 include the following:

2007: Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise -- Leadership 
2006: Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise -- Accountability
2005: Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise
2004: Women, Girls, HIV and AIDS: Have you heard me today?
2003: Stigma and Discrimination
2002: Stigma and Discrimination: Live and Let Live
2001: Men Make a Difference: I care, do you? (two-year campaign)
2000: AIDS: Men Make a Difference (two-year campaign)
1999: Listen, Learn, Live! World AIDS Campaign with Children and Young People
1998: Force for Change: World AIDS Campaign with Young People
1997: Children Living in a World with AIDS
1996: One World. One Hope
1995 Shared Rights, Shared Responsibilities
1994 AIDS and the Family
1993 Time to Act
1992 AIDS: A Community Commitment
1991 Sharing the Challenge
1990 Women and AIDS
1989 Youth: Our lives, Our World -- Let's Take Care of Each Other

1988 Communication: A World United Against AIDS

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