Twenty years of information,
advocacy and inspiration—2002

Project Inform achievements (1985–2004)     View PDF

Project Inform milestones:

• Outreach and Education staff developed and implemented three National Peer Treatment Education Program (NPTEP) regional trainings in partnership with Howard University, the Hyacinth AIDS Foundation, and the Latino Commission on AIDS to foster peer treatment educator competencies, particularly those within minority communities highly impacted by HIV.
• Working with leading pharmaceutical companies, the Fair Pricing Coalition secured a two-year price freeze on most HIV/AIDS drugs.
• Led the fight to ensure that critical research of Interleukin-2 as an immune-based treatment for HIV disease was completed and evaluated.
• Co-founded the “SAVE ADAP Committee,” a national grassroots coalition of treatment activists and policy advocates focused on securing adequate funding for ADAP.

Epidemic milestones:

• CDC estimates that 850,000–950,000 U.S. residents are living with HIV—¼ of whom are unaware of their infection.
• 14th International AIDS Conference (“Knowledge and Commitment”) is held in Barcelona, Spain.
• During fiscal year 2001–2002, California’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) established in 1987, provided over 688,580 prescriptions for nearly 24,000 low-income individuals throughout the state.
• The FDA approves a new rapid HIV antibody testing device, OraQuick, a test that is easy to use and produces reliable results in 20 minutes; however, it is only authorized to be administered by certified health care workers.
• U.S. TO DATE TOTAL:  886,575 AIDS cases; 501,669 AIDS deaths