To expand access to HIV prevention and care in Louisiana, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) opened an AHF Health Center in Baton Rouge, according to WAFB News.
In 2022, Louisiana ranked fourth in the country for the rate of new HIV diagnoses (18.6 per 100,000 population) and 12th in the estimated number of overall new HIV diagnoses, according to recent data from the Louisiana Department of Health. What’s more, Black people in the state experience disproportionate rates; in 2023, they accounted for 68% of new HIV cases.
In 2023, there were 875 new HIV diagnoses statewide. Of those, 133 were in East Baton Rouge Parish, which landed it in the top five cities nationwide in terms of new HIV diagnoses…