Commissioner O’Dowd Encourages Residents to Get Tested and Get Treatment
New Jersey commemorates World AIDS Day on December 1st with events across the state that celebrate advances in treatment and prevention that allow people to live longer, healthier lives; pay tribute to those living with HIV/AIDS; and remember those who have died.
Currently, more than 37,900 people are currently living with HIV or AIDS in New Jersey. Since the beginning of the epidemic in 1981, more than 75,000 New Jerseyans have been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, and approximately half of these individuals have died.
This year\’s theme for World AIDS Day is, \”Focus, Partner, Achieve: An AIDS-free Generation.\” Hospitals, county colleges and AIDS service organizations are hosting health fairs, AIDS Quilt displays, HIV testing clinics and other events around the state. Deputy Commissioner Dr. Arturo Brito will speak at the Greater Mt. Zion AME Church in Trenton for an event hosted by the Mercer County HIV/AIDS Collaborative and staff from the Division of HIV, STD and TB Services will attend a health fair in Mays Landing sponsored by the South Jersey AIDS Alliance.
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