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The Silence=Death Project was founded in 1985 by Avram Finkelstein, Jorge Socárras, Chris Lione, Charles Kreloff, Oliver Johnston, and Brian Howard during the AIDS crisis as a consciousness-raising group, [3] and as a means of mutual support. [4] The content of their discussions quickly turned political.
It was considered a breakthrough in HIV and AIDS research and continues to be used as a treatment for HIV and AIDS. The documentary included interviews with HIV activists, physicians and members of underground organizations as well as clips of the protests, meetings and news coverage taking place during the 1980s and 1990s.
The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act (Ryan White CARE Act, Pub. L. 101–381, 104 Stat. 576, enacted August 18, 1990) was an act of the United States Congress and is the largest federally funded program in the United States for people living with HIV/AIDS.
AIDS: Don't Die of Ignorance was a public health information campaign begun in 1986 by the UK Government in response to the rise of HIV/AIDS in the United Kingdom. [2] [3] [4] The government believed that millions of people could become infected, so newspaper adverts were published, a leaflet was sent to every home in the UK, [2] [5] [6] [7] and, most memorably, a television advertising ...
The Guardian wrote in 1992: "Silence = Death and Positive: The best AIDS films to date." [5] The Los Angeles Times wrote: "In short, Praunheim is just the man for the job he has taken on with Silence = Death and Positive: he has the breadth of vision, the compassion and the militance and, yes, the sense of humor necessary to tackle the AIDS epidemic in all its aspects."
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (also known in UK as Fatal Love) is a 1992 American television film based on the life of prominent AIDS activist Alison Gertz. It originally aired on ABC on March 29, 1992, approximately four months before Gertz's death.
HIV prevention refers to practices that aim to prevent the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV prevention practices may be undertaken by individuals to protect their own health and the health of those in their community, or may be instituted by governments and community-based organizations as public health policies.
[38] [40] Among adults aged 15–44, AIDS has become the leading cause of death. However, there has been a significant decrease in the number of infections per year in the Caribbean. [ 72 ] There is a visible decrease in a graph presented by UNAIDS showing the number of new HIV infections from years 2015–2020. [ 72 ]