The 30 30 Campaign pieces together the dynamic history of HIV in Vancouver, told by and for those who were there.
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The story of the City of Vancouver's measured public health response early on in the HIV/AIDS crisis and our Medical Health Officer who championed it.
new diagnoses in BC, representing 24% of new Canadian diagnoses.
HIV deaths reported in Canada
HIV prevalence in Uganda, the highest country in Africa.
14 female students are murdered at École Polytechnique in Montreal.
The Berlin Wall comes down and East Germany opens checkpoints for entrance into West Germany.
George H. W. Bush succeeds Ronald Reagan in the US presidential election.
Kevin Brown, founder Positive Living Society of Vancouver, passes away at age 39.
Vancouver becomes the first Canadian city to have an official needle exchange program. The program is championed by Medical Health Officer, John Blatherwick and the BC Centre for Disease Control's Dr. Mike Rekart.
The first of many Easter Sunday dinners are held at McLaren House for people living with HIV/AIDS. This organization later becomes known as 'A Loving Spoonful.
US National Commission on AIDS is created.
Many physicians begin using 'combination therapy; giving multiple anti-HIV drugs at a time, or alternating two or more anti-HIV drugs.
HIV/AIDS is the second leading cause of death in men aged 25-44 in the US.
5th International AIDS Conference, 'The Scientific and Social Challenge of AIDS', is hosted in Montreal.
First Indigenous Conference on HIV/AIDS is held.
The Canadian Federal government offers to help fund a comprehensive pilot
Federal government announces $150 million in compensation for 1250 Canadians infected with HIV through contaminated blood products.
Cactus Montreal becomes one of the first needle-exchange program in North America.