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Act Against AIDS, a new CDC campaign to raise AIDS awareness

Food and Drug Administration - April 6, 2009
Richard Klein & Kimberly Struble

A new AIDS awareness campaign is being launched by FDA's sister agency,the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC).

HIV is still a significant public health problem in the United Sates. Although HIV infection is preventable, every 9 minutes, someone in the U.S. is infected with the virus.

The new Act Against AIDS campaign is designed to contribute to the goal of reducing HIV incidence in the United States.

You can get the facts about the epidemic, learn how to prevent transmission of the virus, delay the onset of AIDS with proper treatment for HIV infection, and find out ways to stem the tide of HIV infection in the United States by spreading the word about AIDS at a new CDC Act Against AIDS website: http://www.cdc.gov/nineandahalfminutes/ .

Richard Klein

Office of Special Health Issues

Food and Drug Administration

Kimberly Struble

Division of Antiviral Drug Products

Food and Drug Administration


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SOURCE: Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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