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“Act Against AIDS” – HIV/AIDS Awareness is a Year-Long Effort

Thu, 03 Dec 2020 05:05:25 +0000

December is recognized as HIV/AIDS Awareness Month. Throughout the year, special days have been designated as National HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, as they target vulnerable groups with higher than normal incidence of the disease. By raising awareness, encouraging testing, and treatment, the goal is to save lives through prevention and to minimize the stigma associated with […]

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AIDS Institute: 24% of People Living with HIV Are Age 55 or Over

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 06:50:09 +0000

Twenty four percent of the 1.2 million HIV infected people are over the age of 55. There is also an increased number of people diagnosed over the age of 50 and an increase in the number of grandparents who have become guardians of children who have lost their parents to HIV/AIDS. The United States Centers […]

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May 18 is HIV Vaccine Awareness Day A Reminder That A Safe & Effective HIV Vaccine Is Key to Prevention

Fri, 17 May 2019 06:03:59 +0000

The National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), sponsors the HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (#HVAD) campaign each year in the month of May. The purpose is to “thank the volunteers, community members, health professionals, and scientists working together to find a safe and effective preventative HIV vaccine.” There is currently […]

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Ring the Alarm! Blacks/African-Americans Still Account for Disproportionately Higher Rates of HIV/AIDS Cases in the United States

Fri, 29 Mar 2019 06:19:25 +0000

With news of a second patient cured of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, the world rejoiced that there may finally be some end in sight for this deadly epidemic that has already claimed the lives of over 40 million people worldwide. Educational campaigns and antiretroviral therapies (ART)-a cocktail of drugs to control HIV infection- […]

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“Act Against AIDS” HIV/AIDS Awareness is a Year-Long Effort

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 04:48:42 +0000

Throughout the year, special days have been designated as National HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, as they target vulnerable groups with higher than normal incidence of the disease. By raising awareness, encouraging testing, and treatment, the goal is to save lives through prevention and to minimize the stigma associated with the disease for those already living with […]

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