Chaka chilichonse kuyambira 1988, Tsiku la Edzi Padziko Lonse limakumbukiridwa pa 1 December ndi cholinga chodziwitsa anthu za mliri wa Edzi komanso kulira maliro omwe atayika chifukwa cha matenda okhudzana ndi Edzi.

Chaka chino, mutu wa bungwe la World Health Organization pa Tsiku la Edzi Padziko Lonse ndi 'Kulinganiza' - kupitiriza mutu wa chaka chatha wa 'kuthetsa kusagwirizana, kuthetsa AIDS'.
Ikuyitanitsa atsogoleri azaumoyo padziko lonse lapansi ndi madera kuti awonjezere mwayi wopeza chithandizo chofunikira cha HIV kwa onse.
Kodi HIV/AIDS ndi chiyani?
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, yomwe imadziwikanso kuti Edzi, ndi mtundu wowopsa kwambiri wa matenda a human immunodeficiency virus (ie, HIV).
Edzi imatanthauzidwa ndi kuyambika kwa matenda aakulu (kaŵirikaŵiri osakhala achilendo), khansa, kapena mavuto ena oika moyo pachiswe amene amayamba chifukwa cha kufowoka kwamphamvu kwa chitetezo chathupi.

Tsopano tili ndi zida zoyezera kachilombo ka HIV kuti tizindikire msanga Edzi, tikukulandilani kuti mumve zambiri.