WHO Recommends Continued Antiretroviral Treatment for HIV+ Women after Delivery

The World Health Organization (WHO) this month published new guidance recommending that women with HIV who receive combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) during pregnancy for prevention of mother-to-child transmission should remain on ART on an ongoing basis, regardless of CD4 T-cell count.

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Saturday is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

March 10, 2012, marks the 7th annual observation of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD), following on the heels of International Women's Day on March 8.

Nearly 300,000 women are living with HIV in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2009 an estimated 23% of adults and adolescents living with HIV were female. Black and Latina/Hispanic women are disproportionately affected; in 2009 the rate of new HIV infections among black women was 15 times higher than that of white women and more than 3 times that of Latina women.

Like similar awareness days recognized by U.S. public health agencies, NWGHAAD is an opportunity to call attention to the HIV epidemic among women and girls and to disseminate information about relevant resources.

For further information and resources:

• Twitter: @NWGHAAD; hash tag: #NWGHAAD
• AIDSinfo: National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/education-materials/hiv-aids-awareness-days/149/national-women-and-girls-hiv-aids-awareness-day)
• InfoSIDA. Día Nacional de Concientización sobre el VIH/SIDA en las Mujeres y las Niñas (http://infosida.nih.gov/education-materials/hiv-aids-awareness-days/151/día-nacional-de-concientización-sobre-el-vih-sida-en-las-mujeres-y-las-niñas)
• CDC: National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2012 (http://www.cdc.gov/Features/WomenGirlsHIVAIDS)
• DHHS Office of Women's Health: Women and Girls are Taking Action in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS (http://www.womenshealth.gov/nwghaad)

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Source

AIDSinfo. National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day web site. http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/education-materials/hiv-aids-awareness-days/149/national-women-and-girls-hiv-aids-awareness-day

March 20: Tuesday is National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

March 20, 2012, marks the 6th annual observation of National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NNHAAD), an occasion to increase awareness of HIV/AIDS among American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.

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February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Tuesday, February 7, is the 12th annual observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), an occasion to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS among African Americans -- the group that bears the greatest burden of the U.S. epidemic.

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