WORLD AIDS DAY DECEMBER 1, 2010

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Stop AIDS!

Keep the Promise through Universal Access

and Human Rights.

President Obama releases the first ever National HIV/AIDS Strategy

in July.

Women now account for 23%

of AIDS cases in the U.S. Scientists identify nevirapine to prevent mother-child transmission.

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."

2010

over 1,000,000

cases

1999

733,374 cases

1996

581,429

cases

1994

441,528

cases

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

1991

206,563

cases

Ryan White

1984

is diagnosed with AIDS.

7,977

cases

2009

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

The Cuyahoga Regional HIV Health Services Planning Council

and The Ryan White Program call:

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

All inquiries are strictly confidential.

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