National HIV testing day leads to block part event in Pittman Park Share Updated: 7:07 AM CDT Jun 28, 2021
The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 7:07 AM CDT Jun 28, 2021 June 27 is National HIV testing day. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation teamed up with Xperience Jxn Entertainment Group in hopes to reduce the stigma of getting tested for the virus. During this last quarantine period, Mississippi’s numbers have skyrocketed when it comes to HIV and STDs. And so we are raising awareness out here to get people tested and know your status and to protect yourself and safe guard your family, said De Keither Stamps with the Mississippi House of Representatives.The Mississippi Department of Health said Mississippi is in the top ten states with the highest rate of HIV infections in the nation.The City of Jackson itself is overwhelmed with new cases of the virus. This is particularly important for the Jackson area, becau