Tags: June 5th is HIV Long-term Survivors Day!
With decades of successful HIV research and new treatments, people with HIV are living longer, resulting in a growing population of long-term survivors.
HIV long-term survivors represent a diverse group of people, including:
- People diagnosed with HIV before the advent of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy or HAART in 1996. They make up about 25% of all people living with HIV and AIDS. 1.2 million people are living with HIV in the U.S. That makes about 300,000 long-term survivors, defined as individuals who acquired HIV before 1996 and the introduction of HAART.
- People who acquired HIV at birth or as young children, also known as lifetime survivors of HIV.
Today, we would like to honor the lives of long-term survivors in our Sonoma County community. It is because of long-term survivors that Face to Face has continued to serve Sonoma County for over 40 years. We thank you for the gift of community.
For more information about HIV long-term survivors and events to celebrate and honor this community today, check out www.hltsad.org
To join our living with HIV group, visit www.f2f.org for details
