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4. HAART
In the early 1980s, cases of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) were rising and, by the 1990s, millions of people were infected and dying. Dr. Julio Montaner, originally from Argentina, became a post-doctoral fellow at the University of British Columbia in 1981. Six years later, Dr. Montaner became the university’s director of the AIDS Research Program and the Infectious Disease Clinic. He co-organized the 1996 Vancouver International AIDS Conference where he presented research on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART). This treatment allowed those with HIV/AIDS to live with and manage their disease by combining three or more medications. HAART is now used throughout the world.