Landmark Aids Centre

The Landmark Aids Centre is a day centre in Tulse Hill, London which offers treatment and support for HIV/AIDS patients. It was officially opened on 25 July 1989 by Diana, Princess of Wales.[1][2] She gave director Jonathan Grimshaw — diagnosed HIV positive — a firm handshake before going inside the centre for a private tour.[1] At a time when police dealing with AIDS patients still wore rubber gloves, this was the first attempt to de-stigmatise the condition by a high profile member of the Royal Family.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "1989: Diana opens Landmark Aids Centre". BBC News Online. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "HIV/Aids: a timeline of the disease and its mutations". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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