HIV/AIDS Intervention timeline
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mise à jour avec succès: 11 déc. 2018
A timeline of the efforts to date on the eradication of the HIV/AIDS epidemic
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Pre 1980: HIV crosses from
chimpanzees to humans.
Current epidemic may
have started in 1970Gay community sees many
reported cases and deaths.
HIV is identified in rare lung
infection (PCP) and aggressive
cancer in LA and NYHIV is determined to be
transmitted sexually and
is called gay-related
immune deficiency (or GRID).
In Sept. it is called 'AIDS'
(acquired immune deficiency
syndrome) for the first time.
In Uganda it is identified as a
wasting disease called 'Slim'AIDS is reported
in females and
children.The National Cancer Institute
determines that AIDS is
caused by retrovirus HTLV-III
and the virus is called HTLV-III/LAV.
Plans are made for a vaccineFDA licenses first
commercial blood
test. U.S Public Health
ervice issues first
recommendations for
preventing mother to
child transmission.International Committee on
the Taxonomy of Viruses
officially renames the virus HIV WHO launches The Global
Program on AIDS. FDA
approves the first antiretroviral
drug, zidovudine (AZT) and HIV
antibody test. WHO confirms
transmission from mother to
child during breastfeeding.
AIDS is the first illness debated
by the UN.WHO declares Dec. 1
first World AIDS DayCDC releases the first
guidelines to prevent PCP,
the major cause of deaths.FDA approves the use
of zidovudine (AZT) to
treat children with AIDS.Visual AIDS Artists Caucus
launched the Red Ribbon
Project as a symbol for
people living with HIV. FDA licenses a 10 minute
testing kit which could be
used by healthcare
professionals to detect HIV-1CDC adds pulmonary
tuberculosis, recurrent
pneumonia and
invasive cervical cancer
to the list of AIDS indicatorsUSA Public Health Service
recommends the use of AZT
to prevent the mother-to-child
transmission of HIV. The FDA
approves an oral HIV test - the
first non-blood HIV test.FDA approves the first
protease inhibitor beginning
a new era of highly active
antiretroviral treatment (HAART).
For those countries that could
afford it, HAART would cause
a decline of 60%-80% in rates
of AIDS-related deaths and
hospitalization.FDA approves the first home
testing kit that measures
levels of HIV in the blood,
the drug (nevirapine); and
the first HIV urine testFDA approves Combivir,
a combination of two
antiretroviral drugs,
taken as a single daily tablet.WHO announces AIDS
is the 4th biggest cause
of death worldwide and
no. 1 killer in AfricaUNAIDS negotiates
the reduction of cost
of ARVs for developing
countries. UN adopts the
MDGs including the goal
to reverse spread of HIV.The UN advocates the creation of a 'global fund'
to support efforts to combat HIV. Major pharmaceuticals
agree to reduce prices of medications further
and WTO announces the 'Doha Declaration' to
allow developing countries manufacture medications for
diseases like HIV.Global Fund approves
grants of $600m. AIDS
is by far the leading cause
of death in sub-Saharan
Africa.South Africa's highest
court order government to
make nevirapine available to
HIV-positive pregnant women
and their children. FDA
approves the first rapid
(20 minutes) HIV test with
99.6% accuracy.U.S President’s Emergency Plan F
or AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is created;
a $15 billion, 5 year plan to combat
AIDS in countries with a high HIV
infections. WHO announces an
initiative to treat 3 million HIV-
infected people by 2005.Male circumcision is
found to reduce the
risk of female-to-male
transmission and is
advocated to reduce
the infection in highly
infected areas with low
male circumcision.WHO and UNAIDS issue
new guidance
recommending “provider-
initiated” HIV testing in
healthcare settings.CAPRISA 004 microbicide
trial and iPrEx trial show
success in reducing HIV
infection in women and
gay men respectively.HPTN 052 trial shows
96% reduced risk of
onfection in serodiscordant
couples. FDA approves
Complera a second all-in-
one combination tablet.FDA approves PrEP for
HIV-negative people to
prevent the sexual
transmission of HIV.
For the first time, the
majority of people
eligible for treatment
were receiving it (54%).UNAIDS reported that
AIDS-related deaths
had fallen 30% since their
peak in 2005.UNAIDS “Fast Track” targets
calls for, among other things,
an end to the epidemic by 2030.
It also launches the 90-90-90
target; 90% people diagnosed,
90% accessing treatment, 90%
achieving suppression by 2020.UNAIDS announces MDG on HIV and AIDS
is achieved ahead of schedule. WHO launches
a new treatment that all people living with HIV
should access treatment no matter the CD4
count. UNAIDS releases 2016-2021 strategy in
line with SDGs.64% of HIV diagnoses in Europe
occur in Russia. UNAIDS a
nnounces 18.2 million people
on ART and fears of resistant
strains arise.For the first time ever, more than
half of the global population living
with HIV are receiving ART.
Prevention Access Campaign
launches an anti-stigma slogan
"Undetectable = Untransmittable" (U=U);
Organisations around the world endorse it.
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