National HIV Day to be recognized in McKeesport

By JEFF STITT

jstitt@yourmvi.com

McKeesport Zion Baptist Church will offer free, confidential HIV and AIDS testing later this month in recognition of National HIV Testing Day.

First observed on June 27, 1995, National HIV Testing Day is a day to encourage people to get tested for HIV, know their status and get linked to care and treatment.

Each year, Zion Baptist Church pastor, The Rev. Richard Truss, works with the Partnership for Minority HIV/AIDS Prevention to make the event possible.

The Partnership for Minority HIV/ AIDS Prevention works with partners locally, throughout the USA and abroad to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, according to HIV.gov, a federally funded website that promotes HIV awareness.

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