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GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE November 30, 2007

WORLD AIDS DAY DECEMBER 1, 2007

TAKE THE LEAD!

STOP AIDS.

KEEP THE PROMISE.

く

Cuyahoga County Commissioners

recieve $4 million in Ryan White funding providing care for over 3,400 uninsured or underinsured persons living with HIV/AIDS.

2007

over 1,000,000

cases

2006

over 1,000,000

cases

Congress passes The

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act. Re-authorizing funding for critical medical and support services.

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.

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.

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

1996

581,429

cases

1994

441,528 cases

1991

206,563 cases

1982

771

cases

1998

688,200

cases

1995

513,486

cases

1993

513,486

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.

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