We Want You To Know… This year on March 10th is the 20th National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD). The purpose of NWGHAAD, 25 years after the start of the epidemic, was and is to increase the knowledge and reduce the impact of HIV on women and girls.

March 10th this year marks the 20th anniversary of the National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD). Launched 25 years after the start of the AIDS epidemic by the U.S Department of Health...

We want you to know that one in four people living with HIV in the United States is a woman and in 2021, 30.2% of all new HIV infections in Massachusetts were women, this is a significant increase in the numbers of women currently becoming infected and at risk for HIV.

 This is vital to understand for many of these women are of childbearing age. In fact, every year, approximately 5,000 women with HIV give birth in the United States. In addition to primary prevention...

Want You to Know… World AIDS Day is on December first every year since 1988 and is an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection and mourning those who have died of the disease.

 This annual event serves as an important reminder that we must remain steadfast in our commitment to prevent new HIV infections and provide essential services to all people living with HIV globally. HOCC  observes...