2007 | 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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2007

Ken Clement shares his brother's lasting memory and the awakening of his journey to change the story of HIV in aboriginal communities.

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Statistics

2,558

Number of HIV cases reported in Canada.

28%

Of those in need of life-saving drugs globally were receiving them.

15.4

Million women are living with HIV globally.

In 2007

iPhone is introduced.

The final book in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series is released.

32 students and faculty are murdered at Virginia Polytech.

Local

Gay Men's Methamphetamine (GaMMa) forms tackling the problem of crystal meth use among gay men in Vancouver. The project included both outreach activities and needs assessment conducted by the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS.

Vancouver Coastal Health's HIV AIDS Strategic Plan 2007-2012 is published to cope with the increasing challenges of over 7,000 people living with HIV in Vancouver.

HUSTLE: Men on the Move, begins, which is the first male sex worker initiative.

Global

WHO & UNAIDS publish that male circumcision could be used as prevention against HIV.

CDC launches a social marketing campaign for health care workers delivering HIV/AIDS care.

Timothy Ray Brown, aka 'The Berlin Patient undergoes a blood stem cell transplant involving HIV-resistant stem cells and is later classified as 'cured' of his HIV.

National

The 2-Spirited People of the Ist. Nations publishes 'Leading an Extraordinary Life: Wise Practices for an HIV prevention campaign with Two-Spirit men.

Ontario introduces point-of-care rapid HIV testing.