World AIDS Day was first conceived in August 1987 by James W. Bunn and Thomas Netter, two public information officers for the Global Programme on AIDS at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.
Hari AIDS Sedunia pertama kali dicetuskan pada Agustus 1987 oleh James W. Bunn dan Thomas Netter, dua pejabat informasi masyarakat untuk Program AIDS Global di Organisasi Kesehatan Sedunia di Geneva, Swiss.