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In response to the unique and varied housing needs of people living with HIV/AIDS the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program was created in 1992. The program, housed in the Office of Community Planning and Development in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), directly addresses the housing and service needs of people living with HIV/AIDS. Research has shown that housing is the greatest unmet service need for people living with the disease.

The Man Who Had HIV and Now Does Not

Four years ago, Timothy Brown underwent an innovative procedure. Since then, test after test has found absolutely no trace of the virus in his body. The bigger miracle, though, is how his case has experts again believing they just might find a cure for AIDS.

By Tina Rosenberg

Published May 29, 2011

AIDS is a disease of staggering numbers, of tragically recursive devastation. Since the first diagnosis, 30 years ago this June 5, HIV has infected more than 60 million people, around 30 million of whom have died. For another 5 million, anti-retroviral therapy has made their infection a manageable though still chronic condition. Until four years ago, Timothy Brown was one of those people.
Brown is a 45-year-old translator of German who lives in San Francisco. He is of medium height and very skinny, with thinning brown hair. He found out he had HIV in 1995. He had not been tested for the virus in half a decade, but that year a former partner turned up positive. “You’ve probably got only two years to live,” the former partner told him when Brown got his results.

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National HIV Testing Day is June 27

National HIV Testing Day is June 27 – “Take the Test, Take Control.”

To support local National HIV Testing Day activities, NPIN recently updated the National HIV and STD Testing Resources web site! Check out the new National HIV Testing Day page to Register your Event or Find an Event Near You.
What’s New?

Find an Event Near You
- Allows search by ZIP code
- Includes Google map features such as directions and zoom options
- When viewing all events, sort results by event name, organization name, date, city, state, or ZIP code
- Improved view on iOS devices such as iPhone, iPod, or iPad
- Provides geolocation (takes current location into consideration for mobile users)

HIVtest.org is designed to make it easier than ever to find the right tools and resources to help community members, program staff, and other stakeholders raise awareness about the importance of being tested for HIV. The site also has a fully-mirrored Spanish version at: HIVtest.org and NHTD.

Check your inbox for more updates from NPIN coming in the weeks ahead! Comments on the new National HIV Testing Day event map re-design are welcome via info@cdcnpin.org.

National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) is an annual campaign coordinated by the National Association of People with AIDS to encourage people of all ages to “Take the Test, Take Control.”

You are receiving this Special Announcement because you are a stakeholder of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For questions about this list please contact CDC NPIN at info@cdcnpin.org.