HIV rates among minority communities needs to be addressed
The US needs to establish new initiatives to address the spread of HIV/Aids among minority communities, an expert has said.
Beny Primm, executive director of New York based Addiction Research and Treatment said that HIV/Aids cases among black and Hispanic groups are "skyrocketing", the Hartford Courant reports.
He spoke at an event for The Links, a professional black women's group, where he was being recognised for his work with the spread of HIV infection through injection drug use.
Mr Primm said the spread of HIV among black women "are at emergency numbers" and has not received the same attention as other groups.
Sharon Steinle, a Links member and chair of the event, told the publication: "As a volunteer-based organisation focused on the betterment of women and the community, we feel it is our duty to educate others about HIV/AIDS and its prevention."
During April, the Kansas City Star reported that black churches in the area have been getting involved in the fight against Aids and held a walk in support of the infection to bring attention to the Aids pandemic within the minority community.
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