2011 ⟶ HPTN 052 Study Demonstrates HIV Treatment Prevents Transmission

HIV treatment as prevention (HPTN 052)
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🔬 Earliest Known AIDS Case Identified

First documented AIDS cases.⟶
Earliest Known AIDS Case Identified (1959)
EpidemiologyDiseaseMedical HistoryInfectious DiseasesHIVPublic HealthGlobal Health
Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo

🔬 HIV Identified as Cause of AIDS; Zidovudine Research Begins

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is recognized as the cause of HIV/AIDS, and research on zidovudine and other treatments gets underway.⟶
HIV Identified as Cause of AIDS; Zidovudine Research Begins (1984)
EpidemiologyMedical ResearchPublic HealthInfectious Disease
United StatesUnited StatesFranceFrance

🧪 HPTN 052 Study Demonstrates HIV Treatment Prevents Transmission

HIV treatment as prevention (HPTN 052)⟶
HIVPublic HealthMedical ResearchEpidemiologyGlobal Health
United StatesUnited StatesKenyaKenyaBotswanaBotswanaBrazilBrazilIndiaIndiaThailandThailandSouth AfricaSouth AfricaZimbabweZimbabweMalawiMalawi

🌍 Africa Declared Polio-Free

August 25: Africa is declared free of wild polio, the second virus to be eradicated from the continent since smallpox 40 years previously.⟶
Africa Declared Polio-Free (2020)
Public HealthDisease EradicationVaccinationWorld Health OrganizationMedical HistoryEpidemiologySmallpox

💉 WHO Endorses First Malaria Vaccine

October 6: The World Health Organization endorses the first malaria vaccine.⟶
WHO Endorses First Malaria Vaccine (2021)
World Health OrganizationVaccinationPublic HealthMalariaDiseaseGlobal HealthMedical Advancement

🛑 World Health Organization Declares End of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

May 5: World Health Organization ends the designation of COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern.⟶
World Health Organization Declares End of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (2023)
COVID-19PandemicWorld Health OrganizationPublic HealthEpidemiologyGlobal HealthInternational Relations