Timeline: A Few Landmarks in the Effort to Treat AIDS
Thirty years of struggle and research have led to dozens of treatments for HIV/AIDS--although both a cure and an effective vaccine remain elusive
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For further reading: FDA timeline of AIDS treatments, Global Health Sector Strategy for HIV/AIDS 2011-2015 (WHO), PEPFAR and Understanding HIV/AIDS (NIAID) and NIH Researchers Recall the Early Days of AIDS.
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