As we recognize National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day on October 15, it’s vital to reflect on the impact of HIV/AIDS within the Latinx community and to bring public attention to the needs of those affected. Despite the strides we have made in the fight against this epidemic over the past four decades, we must remain...
October 11, 2024 – HIV stigma, language barriers, discrimination, and misinformation about HIV are some of the challenges within Latine communities in the US. Gilead is helping to uplift the voices of advocates and community leaders promoting health equity for Latine communities, helping ensure everyone has fair and just opportunities to achieve optimal health outcomes...
Dr. Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, PhD, MPH, LCSW, RN, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC, FAAN is the Executive Director of The Institute for Policy Solutions and a tenured full professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Dr. Guilamo-Ramos founded and directs the Center for Latino Adolescent and Family Health (CLAFH), and serves on the board of UnidosUS, the largest...
The NLAAD webinars are open to everyone. The sessions will include time for questions and answers and their recording will be posted in the NLAAD website. All webinars will provide interpretation into Spanish. Review the webinar listing below and register now to take part in these important conversations. Register by clicking on each image. ...
While the United States has made considerable progress fighting the HIV/AIDS crisis since its peak in the 1980s, headway has not been equal among racial/ethnic groups. Overall, HIV rates have declined in the U.S. and the number of new infections over the last five years has dropped among Black Americans and white Americans. However, Hispanic...
October 15 is National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD). NLAAD promotes HIV testing, prevention, and treatment within diverse communities to address the health challenges the Hispanic/Latinx community confronts. The NLAAD 2024 campaign brings together communities, service providers, and organizations providing services to Hispanics/Latinxs throughout the U.S. and territories under one theme: “Start Treatment. Stick to...
The world needs an HIV vaccine if it ever hopes to beat a virus that still infects over 1 million people a year and contributes to hundreds of thousands of deaths. Despite 20 years of failures in major HIV vaccine trials — four this decade alone — researchers say recent scientific advances have likely, hopefully,...
El 15 de octubre es el Día Nacional Latino de Concientización sobre el VIH/SIDA. Es importante reconocer los avances para derrotar la epidemia del VIH y los desafíos que quedan por delante. Reconocemos lo logrado en la lucha contra el SIDA; pero COVID-19 impactó el progreso en las pruebas para la detección del VIH y...
National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day is turning 20 years and what better moment to reunite all the Directors who have shaped the campaign. They started it, they made it grow, they kept it alive and they transformed it into the national campaign we have today. This conversation provides an opportunity to hear directly from these...
The NLAAD webinar series will kick off TODAY at 3PM ET with a discussion about what is needed to make PrEP into the hands of everyone who needs it. Review the webinar listing below and register now to take part in these important conversations. Webinars are open to everyone. The sessions will include time for...
