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[ by Abby Horstmann | Feb 5, 2010 11:05 am | No Comment ]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day To Celebrate Tenth Anniversary

This year, February 7 will mark the tenth annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day created to memorialize those African Americans lost to the pandemic, as well as to raise awareness and support needed to fight it.

In commemoration, Anthony S. Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health, has released a statement addressing the importance of the day. He also details what has already been accomplished, and what obstacles still remain in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

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