Anniversary

6-5-2018June 5 is an important anniversary in the history of HIV and AIDS in the United States. On this date in 1981 the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

6-5-2017June 5th marks the day when the first report of what would come to be known as AIDS was published in 1981. That is why we chose it as the day to launch HIV.gov…

11-23-2015As some readers of this blog may already know, at the end of next month I will retire from the federal government after 27 years of service. I don’t plan …

2-27-2013 Former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett KoopThe public health world, especially those of us who work in the HIV/AIDS arena, mourn the passing of former Surgeon …

3-12-2012As the HIV.gov blog has often noted, in 2011 the world observed a profound milestone: the 30-year anniversary of the first reported cases of what came to be kno…

10-13-2011 U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee speaks to attendees at the Road to AIDS 2012 San Francisco Town Hall meeting on September 30, 2011.Last month, the first Road to…

10-5-2011In the sixth and final video of our 30 Years of AIDS series, Ambassador Eric Goosby, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, talks about his experiences spanning from whe…

9-27-2011For many Americans, June 5th was a day of introspection. It was hard to believe that, as of that date, the AIDS epidemic had lasted 30 years and, despite the re…

9-19-2011In the fifth installment of our continuing six-week video series discusses the early years of research and response to HIV/AIDS, the uncertainty of its cause, t…

9-13-2011Over the summer, HIV.gov collaborated with the White House to host a live video chat to commemorate 30 years of AIDS in the United States. This was a great list…