March 22, 2012

Desert AIDS Project Keeps HIV Testing Despite Funding Cuts

The Desert AIDS Project (DAP) of Riverside County, California, continues to provide HIV testing services despite $80 million in cuts to the state's HIV/AIDS budget, according to a DAP statement. The organization has made up the shortfall with an additional $15,000 from the county and from individual $45 donations from its Red Band program, where each donation funds the purchase of three rapid-result HIV testing kits. As a result, DAP has been able to expand its services to cover 27 HIV testing sites in Riverside County—a region whose transmission rate is three times the national average.

To read the DAP statement, click here.

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