1999

Dr. Jack Kevorkian, an advocate for assisted suicide for the terminally ill, is found guilty of second-degree murder.

JFK Junior dies in a plane crash.

Napster, a revolutionary music downloading service, makes its first debut.

Red Road HIV/AIDS Network (RRHAN) incorporates, which aims to reduce and prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Aboriginal community.

B.C. Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Task Force. The red road, pathways to wholeness: an Aboriginal strategy for HIV and AIDS in BC

Positive Living BC's Living+ magazine starts, which discusses broad range of HIV/AIDS topics that affect the local community.

Positive Women's Network grocery program begins, in partnership with AIDS Vancouver, serving HIV positive women nutritious meals.

VaxGen, a San Francisco-based biotechnology company, begins conducting the first human vaccine trials in Thailand.

Scientists confirm HIV first passed from a sub species of chimps in Africa to humans. HIV-1 is closely related to virus that infects chimps but does not cause symptoms.

The 'single dose' nevirapine regimen becomes the most widely implemented strategy -reaching more than a million women and infants since 1999.

Hooper releases his book, 'The River. The book blames the polio vaccine of starting the AIDS epidemic. The idea is rejected.

The Polaris Study HIV begins. This five-year study included people who have recently been infected with HIV and people who remain HIV negative, in Ontario.

The Committee for Accessible AIDS Treatment (CAAT) is established. This organization aims to provide legal, health and well-being to people living with HIV/AIDS.

'Men having Sex with Men' brings together educators and HIV researchers in order to target their efforts.