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HIV/AIDS Timeline
1988
This year's AIDS News from the New York Times 
January. In London, health ministers from around the world meet for the first time to discuss the HIV/AIDS epidemic. World AIDS day is conceived and adopted unanimously by 140 countries meeting at the World Summit of Ministers of Health on AIDS. The day is envisaged as an opportunity for governments, national AIDS programmes, non-governmental and local organizations, as well as individuals everywhere, to demonstrate both the importance they attached to the fight against AIDS and their solidarity in this effort.
December 1. The first World AIDS Day is held. The theme: "A World United Against AIDS"
Ecumenical
April 11-13. The AIDS Interfaith Network (ANIN) holds its founding meeting in Rye, NY. Four members of the NCCC AIDS Task Force are elected to the governing board, Mary Ellen Haines, Dave Zuverink, Adele Resmer, and Ron Sunderland.
May. NCCC is one of seven national organizations invited to participate in the CDC's three regional Campaign Planning Workshops for AIDS Education held in Washington, Chicago, and San Francisco.
July 4. Christianity and Crisis magazine publishes a special issue on AIDS.
November. WCC calls its second consultation on AIDS.
United Methodist
April 20. The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church adopt "A Statement on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome."
April 26-May 6. In St. Louis, General Conference adopts a resolution, AIDS and the Healing Ministry of the Church, and calls for creation of an Interagency AIDS Task Force which is to coordinate a network of AIDS ministries and develop and provide educational and interpretive materials to assist the church in an effective response to the AIDS epidemic both in the United States and around the world.
This timeline has been prepared by Nancy A. Carter from GBGM resources, her personal archives, the New York Times, the CDC, UNAIDS and other sources. Please send additions and corrections to her at ncarter@gbgm-umc.org.
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