June 25, 2019
Volunteers from the Ministry of Health offer free HIV/AIDS testing at the 2018 National Testing Day event. The confidential process is part of efforts to encourage more persons to get tested and know their status.
(Photo courtesy of HIV/AIDS Center MOH-BAH)
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Get free HIV/AIDS testing this Friday
Despite considerable medical breakthroughs, the global HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to claim millions of lives around the world. And here in the Bahamas, the numbers are equally distressing, with recent statistics revealing that one in 50 people is currently living with the disease. In the face of such troubling data, healthcare professionals and advocacy groups alike have heightened efforts to raise awareness about the disease and encourage more Bahamians to know their HIV status.
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