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great and HIV/AIDS activist Earvin “Magic” Johnson later this month will open a
“one-stop shop” for Atlantans living with HIV, said Dawn Averill, associate
development director for AHF. The clinic at 1700 Hillendale Dr. in Lithonia
will feature a physician who specializes in treatment of the disease, a
pharmacy, and a mobile testing unit, among other services.
“At the clinic, we’re going to offer
HIV primary care, laboratory care, hopefully STD screenings and treatments and
an onsite pharmacy that will offer free delivery to anyone in the area,” said
Averill. The facility is slated to have a soft opening on May 16.
The Lithonia location was selected
due to research showing a great need for services in the area, said Averill.
“The percentage of people that are out of care is high,” she said.
“You can never have enough care,
enough options,” Averill said. While Atlanta already has numerous agencies
working against AIDS, she said the new AHF facility will expand, not dilute,
services for local patients.
On Dec. 1, 2011 - World AIDS Day -
the Magic Johnson Foundation and AHF announced plans to open new clinics in
Atlanta; Brooklyn, N.Y.; and Fort Worth, Texas. AHF already provides HIV/AIDS
care to more than 130,000 patients annually in 22 countries.
The Friends of AIDS Foundation is
dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and
empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV
virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please visit: http://www.friendsofaids.org.
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