13 Reasons to Pay Attention to World AIDS Day

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byMarsha Takeda-MorrisonNov 28, 2018

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New Infections Every Day

According to UNAIDS—the Joint United Nations Program on HIV and AIDS—1.8 million people worldwide became newly infected with HIV in 2016. Southern U.S. states have the highest numbers in the country, with 16.8 people diagnosed per 100,000 in 2015, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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