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NASTAD Statement of Urgency – HIV and STD Crisis Among Gay Men

October 2010

The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) released a statement saying that a recent study published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) confirms that HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men (MSM) remains high, many HIV-infected MSM are unaware that they are infected, and minority MSM are disproportionately affected by HIV. The data confirm the need to scale-up prevention efforts for gay men of all races and ethnicities. The published data reinforce the NASTAD and National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) Statement of Urgency released in June.

To view the MMWR report, Prevalence and Awareness of HIV Infection Among Men Who Have Sex With Men — 21 Cities, United States, 2008, click here.

To read the Statement of Urgency, click here.