Today, March 10th, is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The theme for 2009 is “HIV is Right Here at Home.”
The day is meant to increase awareness of HIV and AIDS and to remind women and teach girls the facts. In 2005, 26% of new AIDS diagnoses were women. This was up from only 11% in 1990. Most women are infected with the HIV virus through heterosexual contact and injection drug use.
