Created in 1992 and modeled after a U.S. model of activism, TRT-5 (Therapeutic Research and Treatment group) brought together at that moment 5 French organizations involved in the fight against AIDS: Actions Traitements, Act Up, Aides, Arcat Sida and Vaincre le Sida.

All of them shared the same objective: to unite and together tackle the urgent therapeutic needs of AIDS patients.

In 2005, there are now eight French organizations of complementary competences and modes of action represented within TRT-5 : Actions Traitements, Act Up, Aides, Arcat Sida, Dessine-moi un mouton, Nova Dona, Sida Info Service et SolEnSi. TRT-5’s objective, which has not changed since 1992, is:

• On one hand, to make aware the needs of people living with HIV to those in the research field and those in charge of medical care (surveillance of ethics in research, evaluation of clinical studies’ regulations, compassionate access to drugs for people in multiple treatment failure, etc.);
• On the other hand, to take part in the diffusion to patients of accurate and updated information on treatments and therapeutic research through the group’s member organizations.