Free HIV Testing Offered At Bronx Event
Community leaders in the Bronx hosted an event this weekend aimed at educating people about the spread of HIV and AIDS.
Hosted by the group Silent Voices United, families were treated to live entertainment, food, and free HIV testing.
Organizers say New Yorkers need to understand the disease to prevent it from spreading.
“This is the problem, the stigma, and that’s why HIV/AIDS rates are still going up, because of the stigma,” said Tiffany Diallo of Silent Voices United. “People have to stop being ignorant. People have to come out and they have to be educated. People can’t be afraid, because the more you’re afraid, then the crisis that we have is going to continue and it’s going to get worse. It’s going to grow; the numbers are going to grow even higher.”
The group hopes to reduce the rate of infection in the High Bridge and Morrisania neighborhoods, two areas they say have the highest number of cases in the borough.
SOURCE: NY1.com
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