The International AIDS Conference takes place in Bangkok, Thailiand, marking the first time the conference is held in Southeast Asia.
At the conference, representatives of amfAR‘s TREAT Asia program announce findings from the TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database (TAHOD), the first and only database on HIV disease and treatment in Asia.
The FDA approves the use of oral fluid samples with a rapid HIV diagnostic test kit that provides screening results with 99 percent accuracy in as little as 20 minutes.
amfAR launches a new initiative to raise awareness about the spread of HIV among women and girls, and to promote research, education, and policy activities to address it.
A United Nations report warns of the growing AIDS crisis in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
15 million children worldwide have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS.
U.S. YEAR-END STATISTICS
940,000 cases of AIDS reported to date
529,113 deaths
