Stable housing is key to reducing the number of people living with HIV and AIDS, and advocates say Durham County needs to do more.
Without consistent housing or health care, people with HIV miss medical appointments, have difficulty getting medication, and are at increased risk of transmitting the virus to others, according to the Coalition to End HIV in Durham.
On Tuesday morning, Hayley Cunningham, president of the coalition and an infectious disease doctor at Duke University, joined others in urging city and county leaders to adopt a data-driven system of care that integrates housing and health services for people with HIV in Durham County…