WORLD AIDS DAY DECEMBER 1, 2011
RYAN WHITE
* SERVICES*
Stop AIDS! Getting to Zero
President Obama releases the first ever National HIV/AIDS Strategy
in July.
2010
over 1,000,000
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
Ryan White
1984
is diagnosed with AIDS.
7,977
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 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.
Services are funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services