Curvy Jones on: Rocking the Red Pump!
Today is March 10th, National Women and Girls’ HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD). Created by the Office of Women’s Health, NWGHAAD is March 10th of every year. Its goal is to serve as a day for women to come together to encourage dialogue and educate women and girls about the HIV/AIDS epidemic and its increasing impact.
The Diary is proud to be on the list of blogs Rocking that Red Pump today! For information about the Red Pump Project, visit the site here!
I “Rock the Red Pump” because:
- Black women make up 66% of all new diagnoses of HIV in women
- Women are the caretakers and when we get sick, it truly affects those around us
- HIV is one of the deadliest diseases in the world, yet it’s one of the few that isn’t communicable (like malaria) or initiated within the body (like cancer)
- I want women to be empowered to live well with the disease (if they are positive) and for those who don’t have it to make sure they don’t get it.
- Every 9 1/2 minutes, someone is infected with HIV. It’s time to stop this trend!
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