2008 | 3030

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2008

This is the story of a difficult moment where a change needed to be made-gay men's health needed to be addressed in a more holistic way involving new leadership. The Health Initiative for Men was formed.

Next Year 2009

Statistics

66%

Of new IDU cases in Canada are found in Aboriginal populations.

32.5

Million living with HIV.

460,000

Children are newly diagnosed this year.

In 2008

Stephen Harper elected Prime Minister.

Barack Obama first African-American President of the United States.

Economic crisis.

Local

ManCount study launches, with 1,139 gay, bisexual and men who have sex with men surveyed to measure HIV and STI rates.

A constitutional court challenge is heard by the Supreme Court of British Columbia to keep Insite open after Federal Health Minister Tony Clement refused to renew the exception of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) beyond July 2008.

Dr. Montaner receives a $2.5 million Avant Garde Award from the US National Institute on Drug Abuse to further develop the proposed expansion of HAART, known as 'STOP HIV/AIDS

A new gay men's health organization H.I.M is formed. AIDS Vancouver's Gayway program is dissolved and transitions to H.I.M.

Global

There have been 67.442 positive HIV tests reports to CCDIC since testing began in November 1985 to December 31, 2008.

First National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in the US.

Bush signs legislation reauthorizing PEPFAR for an additional five years for up. to $48 billion. The bill contains a rider that lifts the blanket ban on HIV-positive travelers to the U.S.

National

Aboriginal HIV at rates about 3.6 times higher than other Canadians.

Gay Men's Sexual Health Alliance launches HIVstigma.ca website.

4,300 to 6,100 estimated Aboriginal nersons are living with HIV in Canada.