1995 | 3030

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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1995

Our nurses and health care providers at St. Paul's hospital set the standard for compassionate care. This is the story of two nurses who were on the frontline.

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Statistics

1,764

HIV/AIDS deaths in Canada

76

Cumulative AIDS deaths in Canada for children under 15 years of age.

319,849

Deaths reported this year in the US.

In 1995

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is established to replace the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

The first internet search engine service Yahoo! is founded.

0. J. Simpson is found not guilty of double homicide.

Local

Vanguard Project launches, an ongoing study of HIV rates and risk factors in young gay and bisexual men in the Lower Mainland.

Friends for Life moved into the Diamond Centre, which remains their location today.

Boys R Us is established, which is a drop-in centre for male and transgendered sex workers.

AIDS Vancouver's Man2Man program begins, promoting safer sex for Gay, Bi men and MSM. This program included advertising campaigns, self esteem classes, facilitating workshops, community forums and training.

BCPWA and the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS undertook a groundbreaking survey in 1995. This survey explored quality of life issues for people living with HIV disease and AIDS and was called the Taking Care of Ourselves Survey.

Global

Saquinavir, a new type of protease inhibitor drug, becomes available. These drugs result in defective HIV forming, which cannot infect new cells, and fuels the creation of the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART).

Outbreak of HIV amongst injecting drug users in Eastern Europe.

Greg Louganis, Olympic gold medal diver, discloses he is HIV-positive.

Nelson Mandela calls on all South Africans to 'speak out against the stigma, blame, shame and denial that has thus far been associated with this epidemic.

National

Canadian AIDS Society (CAS) assists with the production of national HIV/AIDS guidelines for emergency responders.

In response to the collapse of the BC AIDS Network, a new provincial organization-the PacificAIDS Network (PAN) is established.

The Canadian AIDS Society (CAS) takes on the national coordination of AIDS Walk Canada, which they continue to organize today.