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Ryan Wayne White (December 6, 1971 – April 8, 1990) was an American teenager from Kokomo, Indiana, who became a national poster child for HIV/AIDS in the United States after his school barred him from attending classes following a diagnosis of AIDS.
Nov 30, 2023 · Ryan White was the poster child for AIDS in the 1980s, drawing public attention to the crisis. But for many the stigma persisted.
Ryan White was 13 when he was diagnosed with AIDS after a blood transfusion in December 1984. Living in Kokomo, Indiana, doctors gave him six months to live. When Ryan tried to return to school, he faced AIDS-related discrimination in his Indiana community.
Dec 6, 2021 · The world is remembering Ryan White on what would've been his 50th birthday. White was a hemophiliac who was diagnosed with AIDS in December 1984 following a blood transfusion, according to the...
Jul 5, 2024 · Ryan White (born December 6, 1971, Kokomo, Indiana, U.S.—died April 8, 1990, Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American teenager who became a national symbol after he contracted AIDS from an injection of factor VIII, a substance necessary for blood clotting, to treat his hemophilia.
Feb 20, 2022 · In the 1980s, the story of Ryan White's torment, advocacy, and death from AIDS at 18 helped forever change the way the country saw people with the disease.
Apr 8, 2015 · White — who was 18 when he died 25 years ago, on April 8, 1990 — was a hemophiliac and had acquired HIV through a blood transfusion. In and around 1985, he made headlines by...
Apr 8, 2016 · Today we celebrate one of the great heroes in the war against AIDS: a quiet, unassuming and brave young man named Ryan White. He was only 18 when he died of the disease on April 8, 1990.
Learn how the HHS Minority HIV/AIDS Fund supports projects that help prevent HIV and improve health outcomes for racial/ethnic minority communities.
Early in the HIV epidemic, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program led on the frontlines in addressing the critical needs of people with HIV to reduce stigma and to train providers to deliver culturally-appropriate HIV care and treatment.
