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The Merck Company Foundation has
awarded a three-year, $1 million grant to help Philadelphia link HIV-positive
people to care.
Only an estimated one-third of
people known to have HIV are receiving health care, MCF said, and 20 percent to
40 percent of patients do not establish care within six months of their
diagnosis.
Philadelphia said it will use
“system navigators” to help HIV patients make their way through the health care
system. Health departments in Atlanta and Houston also received MCF grants.
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.
TOGETHER WE REMAIN STRONG!
