1990
Indiana teenager Ryan White dies of AIDS. His friendship with Ryan inspires Elton John into action.
1992
Elton establishes the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
1999
The World Health Organization announces AIDS is Africa’s number one killer, with 33m HIV infections and 14m AIDS-related deaths.
1999
The Foundation funds palliative care in Africa to support 800,000 people to die with dignity and help 300,000 children orphaned by AIDS.
2002
Elton testifies before U.S Congress pleading for more funds to fight the global AIDS epidemic – the world’s 4th largest killer.
2003
President Bush creates the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) the biggest fund for health in history.
2006
WHO sets guidelines to reduce new mother-to-child HIV transmissions by 90% by 2015.
2012
A landmark clinical trial finds that effective medical treatment also prevents 96% of onward transmissions of HIV.
2015
The Foundation aggressively funds HIV testing for more than 20m people and links 250,000 to safe medication.
2016
As new infections and the number of babies with HIV drop by half, other groups remain up to 20 times more vulnerable to HIV.
2016
The Foundation launches a new $10m LGBT Fund with PEPFAR to reach gay men and other men who have sex with men in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean.
2018
Elton and the Duke of Sussex announce the MenStar coalition at AIDS 2018 in Amsterdam aimed at diagnosing HIV in young men in sub-Saharan Africa to break the HIV cycle.
2018
The Evening Standard Christmas campaign in aid of the Foundation raised over £3.5m for AIDSFree Cities.
2019
Elton John meets President Macron to receive Legion d’Honneur for his commitment to HIV/AIDS.
2019
RADIAN: a partnership between the Foundation and Gilead for $25m is announced aimed at preventing, diagnosing and treating HIV in vulnerable groups in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
2020
The COVID-19 Emergency Fund launches to provide extra support for vulnerable communities.
2021
Breakthrough, a partnership with Walmart launches to change the course of HIV in the US South.
1990
Indiana teenager Ryan White dies of AIDS. His friendship with Ryan inspires Elton John into action.
1992
Elton establishes the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
1999
The World Health Organization announces AIDS is Africa’s number one killer, with 33m HIV infections and 14m AIDS-related deaths.
1999
The Foundation funds palliative care in Africa to support 800,000 people to die with dignity and help 300,000 children orphaned by AIDS.
2002
Elton testifies before U.S Congress pleading for more funds to fight the global AIDS epidemic – the world’s 4th largest killer.
2003
President Bush creates the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) the biggest fund for health in history.
2006
WHO sets guidelines to reduce new mother-to-child HIV transmissions by 90% by 2015.
2012
A landmark clinical trial finds that effective medical treatment also prevents 96% of onward transmissions of HIV.
2015
The Foundation aggressively funds HIV testing for more than 20m people and links 250,000 to safe medication.
2016
As new infections and the number of babies with HIV drop by half, other groups remain up to 20 times more vulnerable to HIV.
2016
The Foundation launches a new $10m LGBT Fund with PEPFAR to reach gay men and other men who have sex with men in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean.
2018
Elton and the Duke of Sussex announce the MenStar coalition at AIDS 2018 in Amsterdam aimed at diagnosing HIV in young men in sub-Saharan Africa to break the HIV cycle.
2018
The Evening Standard Christmas campaign in aid of the Foundation raised over £3.5m for AIDSFree Cities.
2019
Elton John meets President Macron to receive Legion d’Honneur for his commitment to HIV/AIDS.
2019
RADIAN: a partnership between the Foundation and Gilead for $25m is announced aimed at preventing, diagnosing and treating HIV in vulnerable groups in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
2020
The COVID-19 Emergency Fund launches to provide extra support for vulnerable communities.
2021
Breakthrough, a partnership with Walmart launches to change the course of HIV in the US South.
