National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day | HIV.gov

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day | HIV.gov

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National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (CDC cross-post)

March 10th was National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This year’s theme was “HIV Prevention Starts with Me: Ending the HIV Epidemic Together." This observance, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health, was an opportunity for communities and organizations across the United States to shed light on the impact of HIV on women and girls and support those at risk of and living with HIV.

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National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2020 | RADM Sylvia Trent-Adams on HIV Prevention

Watch this important message from Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health.

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HIV Prevention Starts with Me: Women and Girls, Ending the HIV Epidemic Together

On March 10th, we observed National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The theme this year was HIV Prevention Starts with Me: Ending the HIV Epidemic Together. Read this important message from leadership at the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health.

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Superior AIDS-Kaposi’s Sarcoma Treatment Improves Outcomes in Resource-Limited Settings

The cancer drug paclitaxel and a suppressive regimen of antiretroviral therapy (ART) is an effective treatment for AIDS-related Kaposi’s sarcoma, according to researchers who conducted a clinical trial comparing three chemotherapy regimens in combination with ART in people with advanced AIDS-Kaposi’s sarcoma in Africa and South America.

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