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Terri Wilder
Twenty-Seven Years of Women Living With HIV: Past, Present and Future
January 1, 2008
1984. Margaret Heckler, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, announces that Dr. Robert Gallo has found the cause of AIDS. She also announces the development of a diagnostic blood test to identify the virus and suggests that a vaccine against AIDS could be produced in two years. Caitlin Ryan, a social worker, becomes the first executive director of AID Atlanta. AID Atlanta is the oldest AIDS Service Organization (ASO) in the Southeast.
"There will be a vaccine in a few years and a cure for AIDS before 1990."
This article was provided by Terri Wilder. It is a part of the publication Twenty-Seven Years of Women Living With HIV: Past, Present and Future. |
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