HIV: past, present and future

2014 marks 30 years since the first documented case of HIV, the virus that causes Aids, in Kenya.

This timeline details how the HIV epidemic has unfolded in Kenya since then and visualises key milestones along the way. Take a journey through the timeline using the red bar at the bottom. Click on the articles or clips for more information and to navigate through the years.

1981-01-01 04:09:04

Mysterious killer condition

1981-06-05 20:48:53

First documented cases

1981-07-03 00:00:00

Initial coverage in Kenya

1982-01-01 04:09:04

Five continents of evidence

1982-07-01 23:36:42

Infection awareness and AIDS

1982-12-10 20:48:53

Immunodeficiency infections

1983-05-20 20:48:53

Discovery of HIV

1983-05-24 23:36:42

The African connection

1984-01-01 00:00:00

Patient zero

1984-01-01 04:09:04

First case recorded in Kenya

1985-01-01 00:00:00

Africa: An heterosexual epidemic

1985-01-01 04:09:04

Sex workers stigmatised

1985-07-15 23:36:42

AIDS in Kenya

1986-01-01 12:49:57

Kenya in denial

1987-01-01 00:00:00

Antivirals for sale in US

1987-01-01 04:09:04

Infected at millions

1987-08-06 07:09:02

Resistance in Nairobi

1988-01-01 04:09:04

HIV spreads in Kenya

1988-01-01 16:22:32

Disclosure of status

1989-01-01 16:22:32

Joe Muriuki makes history

1990-01-01 00:00:00

KEMRON drug claims cure

1990-01-01 04:09:04

HIV infections increase

1992-01-01 00:00:00

Drug therapy introduced

1993-01-01 16:22:32

Iconography of HIV

1994-01-01 16:22:32

US national media campaign launch

1994-02-15 06:52:13

Prevention of mother to child transmission

1995-01-01 04:09:04

10 years of death

1996-01-01 04:09:04

Dominance in the developing world

1996-01-01 16:22:32

Vaccine initiative launched

1996-01-01 20:56:35

Pearl Omega drug launched

1997-01-01 04:09:04

Orphan crisis

1997-01-01 16:22:32

HAART gives hope

1998-01-01 04:09:04

HIV prevalence stabilises

1998-01-01 16:22:32

National disaster

1998-01-01 20:56:35

First vaccination trial in US

1999-01-01 04:09:04

AIDS becomes 4th largest killer

1999-01-01 16:22:32

Hooper accusations

2000-01-01 11:00:13

AIDS strategic plan

2000-12-20 15:07:37

Nairobi vaccine trials begin

2001-01-01 11:00:13

Guidelines published

2002-01-01 04:09:04

War on AIDS declared

2003-01-01 04:09:04

ARV drugs price reduction

2003-01-01 04:09:04

Prevalence drops

2004-01-01 04:09:04

Workplace policy

2004-01-01 15:07:37

Blocking cream on trial

2005-01-01 04:09:04

Celebrity factor

2005-01-01 04:09:04

ARVs coverage increase

2006-01-01 00:00:00

Inattention in Sub-Saharan Africa

2007-01-01 04:09:04

Living positively

2007-01-01 04:09:04

Africa's HIV burden

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