UK Events

The UK doubles funding for HIV and AIDS internationally, pledging $200 million to the Global Fund

A summit of health ministers in London breaks taboos and results in an important declaration pushing for shared information, education and human rights.

Representatives from Southern and Eastern Africa convene at Westminster to review progress against the 2005 commitment to universal access.

The Department for International Development launches the UK’s position paper on HIV in the developing world, ‘Towards Zero Infections’.

The Secretary of State for International Development, Douglas Alexander, launches the UK’s strategy for halting and reversing the spread of HIV in the developing world.

The UK hosts the G8 summit at Gleneagles, Scotland, and secures commitment to universal access to treatment for all by 2010.

The UK, US and UNAIDS host a meeting that agrees on three 'ones' to better co-ordinate the global HIV and AIDS response.

The UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, launches a national call to action.

Lord Fowler introduces harm reduction services for drug users in the UK to stop the spread of HIV.

Princess Diana shakes hands with a person living with HIV.