National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is observed annually on February 7, during Black History Month. This year, 2012, is the twelfth consecutive year of recognizing this event. National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) is a national HIV yesting and treatment community mobilization initiative targeting African-Americans in the USA and all Black people of the African Diaspora. This awareness commemoration focuses on four distinct and specific areas: education, testing, involvement and treatment.

NBHAAD is an opportunity for the the African-American community to outreach among itself in order to heighten efforts aimed at treatment for those who are living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, and to share education and individual prevention skills in order to stem the tide of infection within our communities. The 2012 NBHAAD theme is: I Am My Brother/Sister's Keeper: Fight HIV/AIDS!

NBHAAD represents a chance for all people, no matter what their race and ethnicity, to pause, remember and renew their commitment to ending this dreadful disease in all communities and neighborhoods throughout the USA and the world. It is a message that needs to be repeated in order to preserve our future. Our love for our brothers and ourselves is the reason for our resolve to become educated, involved and tested.