Celebrating Advancements in HIV/AIDS For World AIDS Day
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MadameNoire
Patient Involvement
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Also in 1987, the AIDS quilt was started. This would become a 54-ton tapestry containing almost 50,000 panels honoring the over 100,000 individuals lost to the AIDS pandemic at the time of its creation. Around this time, we began to see marches and protests, aimed at urging policy makers to include patients and those impacted by HIV/AIDS in policy making. The advocacy proved effective, and the FDA created an initiative requiring at least one HIV/AIDS patient be present on every advisory committee working on addressing the AIDS pandemic. Soon after, the first World AIDS Day would be celebrated.
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