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2006 A 47-year old man becomes the first gay UK male to be convicted of deliberately infecting his partner with HIV.
2006 There is still no vaccine or cure for HIV/AIDS, and many scientists doubt one is imminent.
2007 WHO reports the number of people living with AIDS worldwide has fallen from 39.5 million to 33.2 million in one year. They attribute the decrease to be improved data collection and more accurate estimates in India and five sub-Saharan African countries.
2008 A man in Berlin, Germany, seems to be cured of AIDS after doctors give him transplanted blood stem cells from a person naturally resistant to the virus. Such a treatment is difficult; the patient’s immune system must essentially be shut down and restarted with the new stem cells, but first a donor must be found who is a good tissue match for the patient and has a rare genetic mutation, called Delta 32, which is resistant to H.I.V. Doctors hope this case helps in developing therapies that artificially induce the Delta 32 mutation.
2009 President Obama announces the removal of the travel ban that prevents HIV-positive people from entering the US. 4 million people in developing and transitional countries are receiving treatment for HIV; 9.5 million are still in immediate need of treatment.
2010 WHO releases its revised antiretroviral guidelines for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Pope Benedict speaks of condom use, saying that they can be used by HIV positive prostitutes to prevent further contagion. Results from the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa’s (CAPRISA) study show that antiretroviral vaginal microbicides reduce risks of new HIV infections among women by 39%-54%.
2011 A small drug trial run by Sangamo is believed to be a “game changer” in AIDS treatment, utilizing a single infusion rather than the cocktail method. HIV/AIDS remains one of the world’s most challenging health issues, with over 7 million people in low and middle income countries still lacking access to antiretroviral therapy (ART).
2012 In January 2012, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pledged US $750 million to support the Global Fund.
2012 In June, UN Women joined UNAIDS as a co-sponsor.
2012 The Republic of Moldova lifted travel restrictions for people living with HIV, leaving 46 countries still imposing some form of travel restriction.
2012 In July, it was reported that 6.2 million people in sub-Saharan Africa were receiving ART, raising the proportion of people who were in need of treatment and receiving it to 56 percent. This represented a 100 percent increase in less than a decade.
2012 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced their approval of using an antiretroviral drug combination for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce the chances of the sexual transmission of HIV.
2012 The World AIDS Day 2012 “Results” report showed that the number of new HIV infections had more than halved across 25 low- and middle-income countries since 2001; more than 73 percent reduction was reported in Malawi, and 71 percent reduction in Botswana. For the first time a majority, 54 percent, of people in need of ART were receiving it. Young people between the ages of 15-24 accounted for 40 percent of all new adult HIV infections and were highlighted as a vulnerable group in need of more targeted HIV prevention services.
2013 Law reforms in Mongolia saw the removal of all travel restrictions and other discriminatory policies for people living with HIV.
2013 In February, UNAIDS welcomed the new collaboration between the Medicines Patent Pool and ViiV Healthcare to increase access to antiretroviral therapy for children.
2013 In May, UNAIDS and The Lancet established a new commission of political and health leaders to explore the post-2015 agenda of AIDS and global health.
2013 “The Global Update on HIV Treatment 2013” by UNAIDS, WHO and UNICEF showed an acceleration in the roll out and uptake of antiretroviral therapy since 2011. A record 9.7 million people living with HIV were accessing treatment in 2012 compared to 8.1 million in 2011.
2013 Moreover, FAR - The Foundation for AIDS Research and AVAC announced that from July 2012, 13 countries with generalized epidemics showed growth in the number of people on ART was greater than the number of new infections.
2013 In October, Uzbekistan lifted all restrictions on entry, stay and residence for people living with HIV in the country.
2013 A UNICEF report in November showed significant progress towards preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV with over 850,000 new childhood infections averted between 2005 and 2012 in low and middle-income countries.
2013 AIDS-related deaths among adolescents between the ages of 10 and 19 increased by 50 percent between 2005 and 2012, rising from 71,000 to 110,000. In 2012, an estimated 2.1 million adolescents were living with HIV.
2013 Domestic spending on HIV increased, accounting for approximately of 53 percent of global HIV resources in 2012. The total global resources available for HIV in 2012 were an estimated $18.9 billion.
2013 In Uganda, the Anti-Homosexuality Bill (or “Bahati Bill”) was passed against a backdrop of international condemnation.
2014 China reports 15% rise in new HIV infections over the previous year, at about 100,000 cases.
2014 Rates of new HIV infections & AIDS-related deaths rise faster in the Middle East & N. Africa than anywhere else globally, probably due to cultural/ religious stigmatization & punitive legal systems.
2014 World AIDS Day - According to UNAIDS, 78 million people have become infected with HIV since the onset of the epidemic.
2015 New York rules that not disclosing HIV status before sex with potential partner is a misdemeanor instead of a felony.
2015 Taiwan drops ban on HIV-positive entrants after the passage of amendments to the HIV Infection Control & Patient’s Rights Protections Act.
2015 Scientists discover that HIV evolved on as many as 13 separate occasions from ancestral viruses that infected monkeys & apes to then infect humans.
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AIDS HISTORY 1981 - 2018