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GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

November 21, 2008 • www.GayPeoplesChronicle.com

WORLD AIDS DAY DECEMBER 1, 2008

TAKE THE LEAD! STOP AIDS.

KEEP THE PROMISE.

CDC revises calculation methods-

Estimates number of new cases likely to be 40% higher than previously reported.

2008

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.

1994

441,528 cases

1991

206,563 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

2008

over 1,000,000

cases

1998

688,200

cases

1995

513,486 cases

1993

513,486 cases

Cuyahoga County Commissioners recieve $4 million in Ryan White

funding providing care for over 3,400 uninsured or underinsured persons living with HIV/AIDS.

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

Ryan White Programs, Services 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