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HIV/AIDS Timeline
The year 2001 marked the twentieth anniversary of the Center for Disease Control's (CDC) report about clinical evidence of a new disease, now known as AIDS. The following timeline focuses on events related to The United Methodist Church (UMC) but also includes events related the U.S.A., world, and other religious organizations.
The General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM) has been responding to the AIDS crisis since the early 1980s. Learn more about our current programs.
Notes:
- If you do not see a list of the years 1981 to the present on the left hand side, click here to get the frames version of this page.
- You can get the complete timeline all on one page (long).
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. - You must register (free) to read the articles in the AIDS archives of New York Times to which this timeline links.
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.
Credit line: This HIV/AIDS Timeline by Nancy A. Carter is online at http://gbgm-umc.org/health/aids/timeline.html, part of the web site of Health and Welfare Ministries, General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist. This document may be freely reviewed, quoted, reproduced or translated, in part or in full, provided the author and source is acknowledged. It may not be sold or used in conjunction with commercial purposes without prior written approval from Health and Welfare Ministries.
