THE HENRY J. KAISER FAMILY 2001 Number of U.S. AIDS cases Number of U.S. AIDS-related Estimated number of Estimated number of people Estimated number of FOUNDATION reported since the beginning deaths reported since the Americans living with living with HIV/AIDS globally cumulative AIDS-related of the epidemic beginning of the epidemic HIV/AIDS deaths throughout the world 2001 The AIDS Epidemic At 20 Years: IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS… SELECTED MILESTONES Major Sources Menlo Park, CA On June 5, 1981, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued its 2400 Sand Hill Road African American AIDS Policy and Training Institute, The NIA first warning about a relatively rare form of pneumonia among a small group of Menlo Park, CA 94025 Plan, 1999; AIDS Memorial Quilt History, www.aidsquilt.com; young gay men in Los Angeles, which was later determined to be AIDS-related. 650 854-9400 tel AIDS Project Los Angeles, APLA History, www.apla.org; AIDS-Arts 650 854-4800 fax Timeline, www.ArtistswithAIDS.org; American Foundation for AIDS Over the past 20 years, there have been many milestones in the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Research (amfAR); Arno, P. and Frieden, K., Against the Odds: Each of us has our own history that no single set of milestones can adequately The Story of AIDS Drug Development, Politics, and Profits, Washington, DC reflect. Yet, certain events stand out. They captured public attention, causing the Harper Collins: New York, 1992; Being Alive Los Angeles; Global 1450 G Street NW Health Council; Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS Suite 250 nation – and indeed the world – to stop and take notice. Some marked incredible 753,907 438,795 (UNAIDS); National Association of People with AIDS, History Washington, DC 20005 displays of courage, anger and commitment. Others were more somber, including 202 347-5270 tel of NAPWA, www.napwa.org; NYTimes.com Library, AIDS Index, the loss of so many public figures. Still others highlight an unfinished scientific 202 347-5274 fax www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/aids/aids-index.html; agenda, and the ongoing challenge of creating policies and programs to both Smith, R. (ed.), Encyclopedia of AIDS: A Social, Political, 36,100,000 21,800,000 prevent new infections and assist those living with HIV/AIDS. Cultural, and Scientific Record of the Epidemic, Fitzroy www.kff.org Dearborn Publishers: Chicago and London, 1998; University Newly appointed Secretary of State Colin Powell At the 20-year mark, we stop for a moment to remember these public milestones, of California San Francisco, AIDS History Project; United Nations reaffirms U.S. statement that HIV/AIDS presents a General Assembly; U.S. Department of Health and Human as well as the many more personal memories of what it has meant to live through national security threat. Services – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food the epidemic. We do so not only to remember, but also to inform America’s future and Drug Administration, Health Resources and Services response to AIDS, both domestically and globally. Generic drug manufacturers offer to produce Administration, National Institutes of Health; Whitman-Walker Clinic, 20 and 25 Year Anniversary Timelines. And personal discounted, generic forms of HIV/AIDS drugs; 800,000 – 900,000 communication with: David Barr, Pat Christen, Chris Collins, several major pharmaceutical manufacturers agree Fred Dillon, Anne Donnelly, Robert Greenwald, Steven Johnson, to offer further reduced drug prices in developing Miguelina Ileana León, Jeff Levi, Mary Lucey, David Munar, countries. Scott Sanders, Jane Silver, Gustavo Suarez, Richard Sorian, Tom Sheridan, Susan Wolfson. At first ever African Heads of State meeting on Prepared by: Regina Aragón, Health Policy & Communications AIDS in Abuja, Nigeria, UN Secretary-General Kofi Consultant, and Jennifer Kates, Kaiser Family Foundation. Annan calls for a global fund to respond to AIDS in the developing world. Additional free copies of this publication (#3027) are available United Nations General Assembly convenes on the Kaiser Family Foundation website, www.kff.org, special session on AIDS… or by calling our publication request line at 800 656-4533. DESIGN: WORDS PICTURES IDEAS, LLC; SAN CA; FRANCISCO, WWW.WPIWEB.COM June 2001 #3027 THE HENRY J. KAISER FAMILY 2001 Number of U.S. AIDS cases Number of U.S. AIDS-related Estimated number of Estimated number of people Estimated number of FOUNDATION reported since the beginning deaths reported since the Americans living with living with HIV/AIDS globally cumulative AIDS-related of the epidemic beginning of the epidemic HIV/AIDS deaths throughout the world 2001 The AIDS Epidemic At 20 Years: IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS… SELECTED MILESTONES Major Sources Menlo Park, CA On June 5, 1981, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued its 2400 Sand Hill Road African American AIDS Policy and Training Institute, The NIA first warning about a relatively rare form of pneumonia among a small group of Menlo Park, CA 94025 Plan, 1999; AIDS Memorial Quilt History, www.aidsquilt.com; young gay men in Los Angeles, which was later determined to be AIDS-related. 650 854-9400 tel AIDS Project Los Angeles, APLA History, www.apla.org; AIDS-Arts 650 854-4800 fax Timeline, www.ArtistswithAIDS.org; American Foundation for AIDS Over the past 20 years, there have been many milestones in the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Research (amfAR); Arno, P. and Frieden, K., Against the Odds: Each of us has our own history that no single set of milestones can adequately The Story of AIDS Drug Development, Politics, and Profits, Washington, DC reflect. Yet, certain events stand out. They captured public attention, causing the Harper Collins: New York, 1992; Being Alive Los Angeles; Global 1450 G Street NW Health Council; Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS Suite 250 nation – and indeed the world – to stop and take notice. Some marked incredible 753,907 438,795 (UNAIDS); National Association of People with AIDS, History Washington, DC 20005 displays of courage, anger and commitment. Others were more somber, including 202 347-5270 tel of NAPWA, www.napwa.org; NYTimes.com Library, AIDS Index, the loss of so many public figures. Still others highlight an unfinished scientific 202 347-5274 fax www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/aids/aids-index.html; agenda, and the ongoing challenge of creating policies and programs to both Smith, R. (ed.), Encyclopedia of AIDS: A Social, Political, 36,100,000 21,800,000 prevent new infections and assist those living with HIV/AIDS. Cultural, and Scientific Record of the Epidemic, Fitzroy www.kff.org Dearborn Publishers: Chicago and London, 1998; University Newly appointed Secretary of State Colin Powell At the 20-year mark, we stop for a moment to remember these public milestones, of California San Francisco, AIDS History Project; United Nations reaffirms U.S. statement that HIV/AIDS presents a General Assembly; U.S. Department of Health and Human as well as the many more personal memories of what it has meant to live through national security threat. Services – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food the epidemic. We do so not only to remember, but also to inform America’s future and Drug Administration, Health Resources and Services response to AIDS, both domestically and globally. Generic drug manufacturers offer to produce Administration, National Institutes of Health; Whitman-Walker Clinic, 20 and 25 Year Anniversary Timelines. And personal discounted, generic forms of HIV/AIDS drugs; 800,000 – 900,000 communication with: David Barr, Pat Christen, Chris Collins, several major pharmaceutical manufacturers agree Fred Dillon, Anne Donnelly, Robert Greenwald, Steven Johnson, to offer further reduced drug prices in developing Miguelina Ileana León, Jeff Levi, Mary Lucey, David Munar, countries. Scott Sanders, Jane Silver, Gustavo Suarez, Richard Sorian, Tom Sheridan, Susan Wolfson. At first ever African Heads of State meeting on Prepared by: Regina Aragón, Health Policy & Communications AIDS in Abuja, Nigeria, UN Secretary-General Kofi Consultant, and Jennifer Kates, Kaiser Family Foundation. Annan calls for a global fund to respond to AIDS in the developing world. Additional free copies of this publication (#3027) are available United Nations General Assembly convenes on the Kaiser Family Foundation website, www.kff.org, special session on AIDS… or by calling our publication request line at 800 656-4533. DESIGN: WORDS PICTURES IDEAS, LLC; SAN CA; FRANCISCO, WWW.WPIWEB.COM June 2001 #3027 THE HENRY J. KAISER FAMILY 2001 Number of U.S. AIDS cases Number of U.S. AIDS-related Estimated number of Estimated number of people Estimated number of FOUNDATION reported since the beginning deaths reported since the Americans living with living with HIV/AIDS globally cumulative AIDS-related of the epidemic beginning of the epidemic HIV/AIDS deaths throughout the world 2001 The AIDS Epidemic At 20 Years: IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS… SELECTED MILESTONES Major Sources Menlo Park, CA On June 5, 1981, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued its 2400 Sand Hill Road African American AIDS Policy and Training Institute, The NIA first warning about a relatively rare form of pneumonia among a small group of Menlo Park, CA 94025 Plan, 1999; AIDS Memorial Quilt History, www.aidsquilt.com; young gay men in Los Angeles, which was later determined to be AIDS-related. 650 854-9400 tel AIDS Project Los Angeles, APLA History, www.apla.org; AIDS-Arts 650 854-4800 fax Timeline, www.ArtistswithAIDS.org; American Foundation for AIDS Over the past 20 years, there have been many milestones in the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Research (amfAR); Arno, P. and Frieden, K., Against the Odds: Each of us has our own history that no single set of milestones can adequately The Story of AIDS Drug Development, Politics, and Profits, Washington, DC reflect.