Debi Fingerhut, child life specialist, Miller Children’s; Glen and Debbie Bickerstaff, philanthropists; and Jim Normandin, president, Memorial Medical Center Foundation, gather to celebrate World AIDS Day at Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach.
The Center for Disease Control estimates that more than 1.2 million people in the United States are living with HIV infection, and almost 1 in 7 (14 percent) are unaware of their infection. Over the past decade, the number of people living with HIV has increased, while the annual number of new HIV infections has remained relatively stable. Although advancements in treatment have been made and are keeping people alive and healthy, the pace of new infections continues to increase.
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