This week the Obama administration lifted the long-standing ban prohibiting HIV+ visitors from entering the U.S. (One of NAPWA’s top legislative priorities.) This week, NAPWA’s President and CEO talked to the Black AIDS Institute about what that can mean for Black Americans.
When someone dies of AIDS, they’re really dying of poverty, racism, homo-hatred, stigma around substance abuse and no health care. African Americans make up 13 percent of the U.S. population and [almost] 50 percent of the AIDS population. Lifting the ban helps remove stigma and saves lives. NAPWA represents 1.1 million Americans living with HIV, over 50 percent of them Black, and we don’t want them to progress to AIDS, [but they can] if they don’t get care. Lifting the ban ensures that we can learn from people overseas how to best get people into care and keep them there.
Read the entire interview here.
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SHERRY RIVERS, PEER EDUCATOR
HEALTH PEOPLE,INC
552 SOUTHERN BLVD
BRONX NY 10455.
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Hi Sherry thank you for you willingness to work with NAPWA, you dedication to our community is greatly appreciated. I do encourage you to go into NAPWA’s home page and learn of all the great things we can do together as a community. NAPWA continues to be national resourse to our community. Michelle Lopez Board Chair.