Founded in 1987, AIDS Healthcare Foundation is the largest HIV/AIDS organization in the world. It provides free HIV treatment in 45 countries to more than 1.7 million patients. AHF delivers cutting-edge medicine and advocacy regardless of ability to pay.
A Historical
Timeline of AHF
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1983
1986-1995
FIRST ERA
Fight For The Living
Fight for the living and care for the dying
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No One Understands What Is Yet to Come
1986
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Friends Boldly Form “Stop the AIDS Quarantine Committee”
Rise in AIDS deaths from 1984 to 1985
1987
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Los Angeles AIDS Hospice Committee Demands Urgent Action
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AHF Is Founded
December 87 Quote
1988
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AHF Opens First AIDS Hospice For Terminally Ill
1989
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At 39, AHF Co-Founder Chris Brownlie Dies of AIDS
Dec 89 Quote
1990
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AIDS Hospice Foundation Changes Name to AIDS Healthcare Foundation
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AHF Launches “Out of the Closet” Thrift Store
1991
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First AHF Healthcare Center Opens For People With HIV/AIDS
1992
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AHF Brings Hospice Care to Underserved South L.A.
1993
"But perhaps the...most astonishing lesson is that if we fight, we can win."
January 93 Quote
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780 Terminally-Ill Patients Cared For at Chris Brownlie Hospice
1994
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AHF Provides Outpatient Care Across Los Angeles
1995
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AHF Establishes Nation’s First Capitated Managed Care Program
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AHF Operates Three Community-Based Hospices
AIDS deaths in 1995 — the leading killer of all Americans aged 25 to 44
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In U.S., AIDS Deaths Spike to All-Time High
1996-1999
SECOND ERA
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1996
1996-1999
SECOND ERA
Treatment = Life
An Innovative Campaign
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“AIDS Cocktail” Gives Life to People With HIV/AIDS
August 96 Quote
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Aggressive Advocacy Is Hallmark of AHF
1997
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AHF Unveils Innovative “Treatment = Life” Campaign
1998
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AHF Opens Pioneering WeHo Lounge
Number of patient visits at AHF clinics in 1998
1999
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AHF Expands Life-Saving Work Outside California
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AIDS Takes More Than Two Million Lives Worldwide
2000-2007
THIRD ERA
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2000
2000-2007
THIRD ERA
Think Global
Sharing Expertise
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AHF Co-Founder Michael Weinstein Goes to South Africa
South Africans infected by HIV in 2000 — the largest single HIV population in the world
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First AHF Pharmacy Opens
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AHF Partners With Basketball Legend Magic Johnson
2001
AHF Grows Community-Based HIV/AIDS Services Nationwide
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AHF Grows Community-Based HIV/AIDS Services Nationwide
2002
AHF Launches “AIDS Therapeutic Treatment Now”
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AHF Launches “AIDS Therapeutic Treatment Now”
September 2002 Quote
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First AHF Global Clinic Opens
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AHF Delivers Free HIV Drug Treatment to Africa
November 2002 Quote
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AHF Fights to Lower Exorbitant Drug Prices
2003
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AHF Plays Key Role In President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
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AHF Sues Major Pharmaceutical Companies
2004
“AIDS Therapeutic Treatment Now” Advocates for Lower Drug Prices
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“AIDS Therapeutic Treatment Now” Advocates for Lower Drug Prices
Rate of HIV medication adherence in AHF’s South Africa clinic one year after opening
2005
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AHF Serves 27,000 Clients in Seven Countries
2006
AHF Challenges Power Brokers to Make HIV Treatment More Accessible
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AHF Challenges Power Brokers to Make HIV Treatment More Accessible
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AHF Serves 53,000 Patients In 15 Countries
2007
"[Weinstein] said...I feel that even under the circumstances, we have to do this."
Jan 2007 Quote
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AHF Demands Pharma Giant Not “Trade Human Lives For Profits”
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AHF Establishes Cutting-Edge Marketing Division
2008-2021
FOURTH ERA
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2008
2008-2021
FOURTH ERA
Keep The Promise
Keeping the Promise on AIDS
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AHF Demands Universal Access to HIV Treatment
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First “Out of the Closet” Store Opens Outside California
The medical cost of each new HIV infection
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Rand Corporation Finds AHF Extraordinarily Effective
2009
AHF Enters the Condom Business
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AHF Enters the Condom Business
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AHF Starts “International Condom Day”
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AHF Opens “All-in-One” HIV/AIDS Facility
Number of Americans with an unknown HIV infection
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Month-Long “Testing Millions” Campaign Shatters Myths
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AHF Creates Impulse Group
2010
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AHF Initiates Cutting-Edge “Test and Treat” Model
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AHF Conducts “Testing America” Tour
Love condoms distributed by AHF
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AHF Successfully Defends PEPFAR in Washington D.C.
2011
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AHF Advocates For Lower-Income Patients
Jan 2011 Quote
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Ninety-Six Cents of Every Dollar Earned Go To HIV Services
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AHF Is Largest HIV/AIDS Service Provider in the World
Dec 2011 Quote
2012
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AHF’s Rose Parade Float Raises HIV/AIDS Awareness Across U.S.
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“Condom Nation” Showcases Safer Sex Nationwide
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AHF’s “Keep the Promise” March and Concert in Washington D.C.
The number of AIDS deaths around the world
2013
Atlanta Non-Profits & AHF Demand Lower HIV Drug Prices
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Atlanta Non-Profits & AHF Demand Lower HIV Drug Prices
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AHF Utilizes Social Media Platforms Worldwide
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AHF Performs Two Million Free HIV Tests Around the Globe
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San Francisco Voters Approve AHF’s “Fair Drug Pricing” Initiative
Nov 2013 Quote
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AHF Initiates Ambitious “20×20” Global Campaign
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AHF Successfully Lobbies for Congressional Reauthorization of PEPFAR
2014
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AHF Kicks Off “AIDS Is A Civil Rights Issue” Campaign
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AHF Turns Spotlight on Pharmaceutical Greed
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AHF Fights Las Vegas Law Banning Mobile HIV Testing
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AHF Demands Urgent Response to Ebola Crisis
Dec 2014 Quote
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AHF Continues To Serve Eastern Europe Patients During Political Turmoil
2015
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AHF Establishes “AHF Federation”
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AHF Fights Corporate Greed Over 340B Legislation
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AHF Serves More Than 500,000 Around The Globe
2016
AHF’s “Keep the Promise” March and Concert in South Africa
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AHF’s “Keep the Promise” March and Concert in South Africa
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AHF Performs 4.8 Million Free HIV Tests Worldwide
2017
AHF Launches Healthy Housing Foundation
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AHF Launches Healthy Housing Foundation
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For 30 years, AHF Fulfills Patient-Centered Mission
2018
AHF Rings Alarm Bells as Ebola Re-emerges in Africa
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AHF Rings Alarm Bells as Ebola Re-emerges in Africa
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AHF Reaches 1 Million Patients Served
2019
AHF Testing Boat Hits the Water in the Amazon
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AHF Testing Boat Hits the Water in the Amazon
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AHF Successfully Advocates for Ouster of UNAIDS Chief
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Victory for Housing Rights in California
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AHF Reaches Major ‘Test and Treat’ Milestone in Europe
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IMPULSE Group Celebrates 10th Anniversary
2020
AHF Dedicates Asia Bureau Office to Heroic Wuhan Doctor
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AHF Dedicates Asia Bureau Office to Heroic Wuhan Doctor
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AHF’s Out of the Closet Thrift Stores Celebrate 30 Years!
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AHF Milestone: 1.5 Million Lives in Care!
2021
Fighting Hunger with Food for Health
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Fighting Hunger with Food for Health
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AHF Launches the Vaccinate Our World Campaign
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AHF-supported Panel Launches Calling for a New Global Public Health Convention
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Lancet Paper Makes the Case for a Global Public Health Convention
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AHF & U.S. Army Deliver Aid in Wake of Earthquake in Haiti
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First-of-its-kind Trans Center Opens in WeHo
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AHF Mourns Passing of Rev. Carl Bean
2022-2023
FIFTH ERA
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2022
2022-2023
FIFTH ERA
The Present
The present is happening now
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AHF Puts Advocacy Wheels in Motion to Fight Monkeypox
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AHF Uganda Turns 20!
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AHF South Africa Celebrates 20 Years!
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AHF Pledges $10 Million to the Global Fund
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AHF Celebrates 30 years of 340B
2023
AHF Eswatini Commemorates 15th Year with New Centre of Excellence!
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AHF Eswatini Commemorates 15th Year with New Centre of Excellence!
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AHF Celebrates 20 Years of PEPFAR!
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AHF Vietnam Turns 15!
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