In the early 1980s, many gay men suffered from Kaposi's sarcoma, a cancer typically associated with older men of Mediterranean descent. Eventually the homosexuals withered and died. Word began to spread in the gay community that gay men were dying from an otherwise rare cancer. The medical community began to refer to this syndrome by the colloquial term "Gay Cancer." During their research, medical scientists discovered that the syndrome included other manifestations, such as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP). A rare form of pneumonia caused by protozoa, its name has been changed to “GRID”, or Gay Related Immune Deficiency. The effect that the stigmatization of homosexuality has had on the general public's perception and management of the disease cannot be overlooked. Within the medical community, it quickly became clear that the disease was not specific to homosexual men (such as blood transfusion patients, heroin users, heterosexuals). women and newborns were added to the list of those affected), and the syndrome was renamed (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), a misconception that the disease was introduced by a homosexual flight attendant, named Gaétan Dugas, nicknamed “Patient Zero”. . However, later research revealed that cases of AIDS occurred much earlier than initially thought. It has also been speculated that a series of hepatitis vaccinations carried out in San Francisco's gay community were contaminated with HIV. There is a strong correlation between people who received this vaccine and the first cases of AIDS, although of course this has never been proven. Since the turn of the century, the overall health of all Americans has improved significantly. Although advances in medical and scientific technology have improved the health status of the American population, there is growing concern that African Americans have not benefited equally from the fruits of science. Although these facts do not constitute “news,” it is evident that most of the public and scientific community are not fully aware of the impact of these problems. There are government agencies that aim to provide health services to minorities: the Office of Minority Health (which seeks to develop health policies beneficial to minorities) and the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (which seeks to promote minority health and eliminate health disparities). On June 23, 2004, President George W. Bush spoke at a press conference. conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he announced his latest initiative on HIV/AIDS.