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RI Cuts Federal Funding for HIV Prevention & Education Programs, Organizations Respond
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter– PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island — December 31 marked the end of Rhode Island’s federal funding for community-based HIV prevention and education programs in the state. Thereafter, RI state funds for HIV will only go toward testing and those already living with the virus and not toward prevention funding. In spite of that, [...]
High levels of HIV infection among Hispanic community
By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter– On October 15, which has been designated as National Latino AIDS Awareness Day, AIDS organizations across the country held events to draw attention to the high level of HIV infection among the Latino community.National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) was created in 2003 to unite organizations at the local level in [...]






