The CDC Foundation Announces Grants for HIV Self-Testing Programs

The CDC Foundation has announced grants totaling more than $5 million to establish and expand HIV self-testing programs. Grants were awarded to SisterLove, Inc and 52 community-based organizations—including faith-based organizations, community health clinics, advocacy groups, and AIDS service organizations—to build on existing HIV work and establish culturally relevant self-testing programs that include easy-to-understand science-based information.

Grant recipients will partner with neighborhood businesses, schools, religious institutions, and respected local spokespersons to conduct outreach efforts among communities and populations that still do not have access to HIV testing services, including many of those most vulnerable to HIV.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in eight people living with HIV in the United States is undiagnosed, and more than a third of all new HIV infections are transmitted by people who do not know they have HIV. Self-testing is Self-care. Order your self-test today.

“Self-tests can get more people tested by reaching them outside of traditional clinical settings,” said CDC Foundation president and CEO Judy Monroe. “Providing people with broader access to self-testing is a powerful tool that provides essential information to make informed decisions about HIV prevention and treatment.”

Originally published on Candid Philanthropy News Digest

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