March 10, 2022
The Black AIDS Institute and the AT Justice Collaborative Recognize
National Women and Girls HIV Awareness Day
The Black AIDS Institute – a leading voice in educating and mobilizing communities across the country in the fight to…
HIV Awareness Days
Since 1981, we have lost millions of lives to the AIDS epidemic. Today, millions more are either at risk to get HIV or are living with HIV. In the last 4 decades, we have made advances in HIV prevention and treatment and now await an HIV vaccine.
It is a scientific fact that being of a certain race does not make you genetically more likely to get HIV. Yet, despite all our gains, systems built upon anti-Blackness have shifted the burden of HIV to Black Americans. It is why fighting racial injustice is intertwined with the fight to end the HIV epidemic among our people.
HIV Awareness Days are:
- Entirely community-led-and-managed observances that reflect the voice and the unique ways in which HIV affects different groups
- Continual and thoughtful reminders of how far we have come with HIV prevention and treatment, and how it is entirely possible to end the epidemic in our lifetime
- Meaningful opportunities for you to get involved individually or choose an HIV Awareness Day to sponsor for a corporate social responsibility initiative
About National HIV Testing Day
Observed across the United States on June 27, National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) is a reminder to know your HIV status.
After you complete your HIV test, it is also an opportunity to talk about…
The first National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) was marked in 1999 as a grassroots-education effort to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS prevention, care, and treatment in communities of color. It is the same year that the Black AIDS…
World AIDS Day is commemorated on December 1.
This is the largest observance in the HIV/AIDS community because of its global impact. Set by UNAIDS each year, the 2020 theme is: “Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Resilience and Impact.” Learn more…