National Minority AIDS Council Building Healthier Communities

The National Minority AIDS Council Honors HIV Vaccine Awareness Day this Sunday, May 18, 2008 by Launching New Online Materials and Poster Contest read more

May 18th is the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial. Held each year on the third Sunday in May, the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial, a program of the Global Health Council, is among the world’s oldest movements by civil society for HIV/AIDS remembrance, awareness and community action. read more

June 8th, of National Caribbean-American Heritage Month in the United States is an annual observance of National Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness. NCAHAAD is a national mobilization effort designed to encourage Caribbean-American and Caribbean-born individuals, across the United States and its territories, to get educated, get tested, get treated and get involved. read more

NMAC is proud to announce the availability of several new HIV/AIDS resources on the website. To check out these new materials and other valuable resources, click on CBO Tools! read more

Nancy Wilson is featured in the cover story of the March 2008 issue of A & U Magazine. read more

May 19 is National Asian and Pacific Islander (API) HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The Banyan Tree Project—a national campaign to fight HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination in API communities—is the lead for this day. read more

June 27 is National HIV Testing Day (NHTD, an annual event meant to raise awareness of the importance of knowing one's HIV status and encourage at-risk individuals to receive an HIV test. read more

Last week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its surveillance data concerning HIV/AIDS rates in the United States. read more