AIDS Project RI warns federal funding threats could ramp up HIV cases

AIDS Project RI warns federal funding threats could ramp up HIV cases

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — In just 20 minutes, a person can find out if they have HIV. "People just swab right along their gum line and it just sits in the solution," said David Martins, director of AIDS Project RI. AIDS Project RI works out of Family Service of Rhode Island in Providence and has been offering access to free testing and medication for 40 years. Martins said treatments have dramatically improved in recent years, reducing the sympt…

The HIV Community Responds to Proposed HIV Funding Cuts With a Showing of Over 600 Advocates for AIDSWatch 2025 - AIDS United

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