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The story of anti- retroviral treatment
This film highlights the development of AIDS drugs from the first one, AZT in 1986 to the introduction of anti retro viral treatment (ARV) in 1996 and to the second generation ARV in 2004. Martin Delaney from the Project Inform, San Fransisco, AIDS expert dr Anthony Fauci from the federal US National Institutes of Health (NIH) and dr. Robert Gallo, co-discoverer of HIV, comments on the rapid development. AIDS patients on ARV are also interviewed in the film.
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| Described year | 1986 / 1996 / 1998 / 2004 |
|---|---|
| Theme | Advocacy / People Living With HIV/AIDS / Science Of AIDS |
| Key persons | Angela / Anthony Fauci / Dr Howard Grossman / Dr Robert C Gallo / John Lesnick / Martin Delaney |
| Location | North America / San Francisco / United States |
| Keywords | albert saven / azt / combination therapy / crixivan / drug / drugs / future / medication / medicine / non detectable / patient / protease enzyme / protease inhibitors / research / reverse transcription / vaccine / viral load / virus lifecycle |
| Production year | 2006 |
| Project/Authority | Bethesda / Institute Of Humal Virology / National Institute Of Allergies And Infectious Diseases (NIAID) / National Institutes Of Health / Project Inform / The Jaques Initiative |
| Producer | Face of Aids Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden |
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