December 1 was World AIDS day and the UN chose ‘leadership’ as the day's theme.  The focus on 'leadership' in fighting the war against AIDS also builds upon last year's theme of 'accountability'.   With 'leadership' in mind, here is a selection of articles which chart the global response to the disease. 

•April 2007  - World Health Organisation (WHO) - HIV/AIDS developments.

•March 2007 -  South Africa, new AIDS plan.

•August 2006 - The 16th biennial International AIDS Conference (Toronto, Canada).

•September 1998.  The Washington Post reports that French researchers have discovered a new strain of the HIV virus which had hitherto escaped detection by standard blood tests.

•July 1994 -  WHO report on the sharp rise in AIDS cases.

•November 1992. - Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific.

•August 1987 - International AIDS issues.

•April 1985 - First International AIDS Conference is held in Atlanta, United States.