Ryan White
Ryan
White (1971–1990) was an American teenager who contracted HIV/AIDS in 1984
through a contaminated blood transfusion used to treat his hemophilia.
After
being diagnosed at age 13, he faced severe discrimination in his Indiana
community but became a national figure for AIDS education, fighting to attend
school before passing away in 1990
He
became a national symbol against HIV/AIDS stigma
Ryan White: Passed away from AIDS-related pneumonia on April 8, 1990, at age 18.
Ryan White Care Act
President
Obama signed the fourth reauthorization of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS
Treatment Extension Act in October 2009, ensuring continued federal
funding for care and support services for low-income, uninsured, and
underinsured Americans living with HIV/AIDS
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