New York, NY, May 22, 2024. HIV continues to devastate communities of color across the U.S., 6 territories, and freely associated states. While representing 19% of the U.S. population, Hispanics/Latinxs represented 31% of new HIV cases in 2022, the second most impacted population in our nation, according to the CDC’s latest surveillance report released on May 21st.
Particularly concerning is the rise of new HIV cases among Hispanic/Latino Men who have sex with Men (MSM), from 7,704 in 2018 to 9,374 in 2022 (21.6% increase). Except in the U.S. territories and freely associated states, the cases among MSM increased across all regions during this period, particularly in the South and Midwest.
Hispanic/Latinx leaders, health and human services providers, government agencies, and public officials cannot remain silent about the interrelated factors responsible for the uneven progress in achieving the goal of Ending the HIV Epidemic by 2030.
The Latino Commission on AIDS is part of the national Hispanic/Latinx Health Leadership Network, which is made up of hundreds of Latino-led and Latino-serving community-based organizations, community leaders, and public health experts from across the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
This national network came together in Washington, DC, on May 6th and 7th to craft federal recommendations and community actions on improving the health outcomes of the diverse Hispanic/Latinx communities. These recommendations will be released in early September.
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