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In a bid to connect HIV-infected
residents with healthcare providers for proper follow-up care, CDC has awarded
Alaska a three-year grant of $420,000 to encourage ongoing treatment. Susan
Jones of the Alaska Department of Social Services said the grant monies would
be used to identify HIV-positive individuals within the state and reintroduce
them to the medical care they need.
The state estimates that there are
622 Alaskans who have tested positive for HIV, but only 54 percent are in
medical care. Jones explained that reintroduction to treatment would increase
the chances that HIV patients would become virally repressed and lessen their
possibility of spreading the virus to others.
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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