INDIANAPOLIS—Singer and HIV activist Jamar Rogers will be the keynote speaker for the 9th Annual Statewide HIV Awareness Program on November 8, 2012. The event’s theme, “It’s your turn to prevent HIV/AIDS: Individual Call to Action,” will focus on HIV prevention and early intervention. “Awareness and education is an essential component to prevention and […]
In order to spread HIV/AIDS awareness in the African-American community, Reverend Anthony Lee has instituted a practice of testing himself in front of his congregation…
The saying “better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt” is an apt description for…
Thirty years ago, a mysterious illness swept the country. Doctors couldn’t find anything to proscribe for the mystery illness because nobody knew what it was. We soon discovered the silent assassin was called HIV/AIDS. Once given a name, people who had contracted the disease were ostracized by many. The disrespect and lack of compassion for […]
Rapper Lil B made headlines earlier this year when he chose to name his album I’m Gay. The 21-year-old explained the bold move to CNN stating, “I hope that I can turn some of my fans that might be homophobic or supporters that might be homophobic and say, ‘You know what, we’re all one people. […]
At least 75% of babies born to HIV positive mothers will test HIV negative without medical intervention. Studies have shown that for properly nourished HIV positive expectant mothers receiving regular prenatal care, over 90% of their children test negative with no drug therapy.What happens when your child tests positive for HIV? UN Launches New AIDS […]
If this doesn't prove to you that NO ONE is Invincible then nothing will...June 27th KNOW YOUR STATUS!
An estimated 6.6 million people in low- and middle-income countries were receiving anti-retroviral therapy (ART) for HIV/AIDS at the end of 2010, according to the WHO(World Health Organization). Of this, an estimated 420 000–460 000 were children. This progress represents the largest ever annual increase in the number of people accessing HIV treatment–1.4 million more […]
The 30-year battle against AIDS is an unbelievable chapter in the history of medicine and 30 years later more than 60-million people around the world have been diagnosed with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. And of those, 25-million people have died as there is no cure. On June 5, 1981, a bombshell quietly exploded […]
