AIDS is a disease that has affected and continues to affect the country in many harmful ways. When it was first discovered in the African country, the severity was unheard of. When the AIDS virus reached the United States, the devastating effects became more evident. This was the point at which the US government felt something had to be done about the HIV/AIDS virus. According to the Office of AIDS Research, AIDS or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a serious disease that originates as HIV. HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. AIDS can take seven to 10 years to develop after HIV diagnosis. The AIDS virus damages the immune system, the part of the body that fights infections. Over the years, AIDS will make the immune system very weak. Eventually the individual infected with the AIDS virus will become seriously ill and very often die. It is important that people affected by the AIDS virus take good care of themselves. It is also important that they receive the support and care they need and deserve. In 1986 the government realized the severity of the AIDS virus and decided to take a number of important measures to deal with the epidemic and also to offer help and support to those in need who are fighting against this tragic disease. At that time, AIDS had already reached epidemic proportions in the African region and was spreading rapidly to many countries around the world (www.naco.nic.in). The US government realized this and, without wasting time, took the first steps to help those affected by the AIDS virus. In 1986, a powerful national AIDS committee was formed. Then, in 1987, the National AIDS Control Program was launched. The purpose of the National AIDS Committee was to formulate a strategy and plan for implementing HIV/AIDS prevention and control in the United States. In the committee's early years, the focus was on public awareness. Committee members also introduced blood screening for people living with HIV/AIDS. In 1989, a medium-term plan was developed using a ten million dollar budget from the United States. This ten million dollars went to awareness programs, blood safety measures, hospital infection control and promotion of condoms to help prevent HIV/AIDS. Thanks to these procedures, clinical services were strengthened in both the HIV and AIDS areas in 1992. Soon after these developments, the committee also began to strengthen HIV/AIDS management at the state level..