WORLD AIDS DAY DECEMBER 1, 2006

STOP AIDS.

KEEP THE PROMISE.

25th anniversary of AIDS

June 5, 1981

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Centers for Disease Control

2006

over 1,000,000

cases

Women now account for 23% of AIDS cases in the U.S. Scientists identify nevirapine to prevent mother-child transmission.

1999

733,374

cases

Cuyahoga County Commissioners receive first C.A.R.E. Act grant and establish the Cuyahoga Regional HIV

Services Planning Council to administer medical and social support services to persons living with HIV/AIDS.

1996

581,429 cases

New NIH (National Institutes of Health)

grant guidelines require applicants to address "the appropriate inclusion of women and minorities in clinical research."

Earvin "Magic" Johnson announces that he is infected with HIV.

Black & Latino women make up only 19% of all U.S. women, they represent 72% of all U.S. Women with AIDS.

1994

441,528 cases

1991

206,563 cases

1990

160,969

cases

In addition to cases reported in gay men, cases of AIDS are reported in hemophiliacs, women, infants and recipients of blood transfusions.

1982

771 cases

2003

over 850,000

cases

The Cuyahoga County Commissioners approve the merger of

Ryan White Title I and Title II programs, providing over $4,000,000

in free services to more than 2,500 persons living with HIV/AIDS.

1998

688,200 cases

1995

513,486

cases

1993

513,486 cases

1990

160,969 cases

African American leaders declare that AIDS constitutes a "state of emergency"

for their communities.

AIDS has become the leading cause of death among all Americans ages 25-44.

In major U.S. cities, sexual transmission becomes the

leading cause of HIV infection among women Arthur Ashe dies.

Ryan White Dies.

The U.S. Congress passes The Ryan White C.A.R.E. Act. (Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency)

1987

50,378 cases

AZT is the first anti-HIV drug, approved by the FDA. At $10,000/year, it is the most expensive drug in history. Jerry Smith dies of AIDS.

1981

159 cases

The July 4, 1981, MMWR reports 26 cases of Karposi's sarcoma (KS), a rare cancer, in homosexual men in both New York and California.

For additional information about

The Ryan White Title I Program and

The Cuyahoga Regional HIV Services Planning Council:

216-348-3986 www.ryanwhite.cuyahogacounty.us

All inquiries are strictly confidential.

Services are funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services