1998

Monika Lewinsky and Bill Clinton political sex scandal emerges.

Europe adopts a single currency - The Euro.

The second Congo War begins. 3,900,000 people are killed before it ends in 2003, making it the bloodiest war, since World War I.

Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) secures funding and incorporates.

AIDS Vancouver establishes GAYWAY, a wellness organization for gay men. Gayway, an AIDS Vancouver project, is billed as a gay men's resource exchange designed to bring gay men together in an effort to build a stronger community by cultivating assets instead of bemoaning deficits.

BCPWA is Western Canada's largest AIDS organization with a membership of over 3,400 individuals.

12th IAS Conference, with the theme "Bridging the Gap' takes place in Geneva, Switzerland.

Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) forms in South Africa.

US Congressional Black Caucus develops a 'Call to Action, requesting that the President and Surgeon General declare HIV/AIDS a 'State of Emergency' in the African American community.

After nearly four years, 427 witnesses, 50,000 transcript pages of testimony and more than $17 million in taxpayers money, no blame to the Canadian Red Cross Society.

The Canadian Blood Services is established to replace the Canadian Red Cross, after recommendations made by the Krever Report.

The first Canadian HIV/AIDS Skills Building Symposium is held to share best practices, capacity building and networking for those working in the field of HIV/AIDS.