AIDS timeline
1981 • Centers for Disease Control (CDC) publishes first report of AIDS
1982 • First community-based AIDS service provider created
• First AIDS case reported in Africa
1983 • French scientists isolate HIV
• Heterosexual transmission confirmed
• Epidemic in central Africa documented
• People With AIDS movement launched with Denver Principles
1984 • Jonathan Mann launches Projet SIDA in Zaire
1985 • First International AIDS Conference held
• First test to diagnose HIV licensed
• National AIDS response launched in Uganda
1986 • AIDS control program established at World Health Organization (WHO)
1987 • The AIDS Support Organisation (TASO) founded in Uganda
• AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACTUP) created
• FDA approves azidothymidine ...
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