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AHF To Host Grand Opening For Houston Healthcare Center on June 26thAIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new AHF Houston Healthcare Center, located in the Houston Medical Center at 1200 Binz St., Suite 1290, Houston, TX 77004, on Friday, June 26th from 12 noon - 2:00 p.m. Led by infectious disease specialist Benjamin Portnoy, MD, the AHF Houston Healthcare Center will provide client-centered, specialized medical treatment and care for people living with HIV/AIDS regardless of their ability to pay. "Creating an environment in which our patients are empowered to stay virally suppressed and supported in living healthy, productive lives will be a top priority for our Houston clinic," said Dr. Portnoy. "We identified a growing patient need in the area that we could meet and are excited to expand AHF's health care services into Houston," explains AHF Texas Regional Director Bret Camp. "This new location is another step towards helping Texans have convenient access to quality HIV care and treatment that is critical in the ongoing fight against HIV/AIDS." WHAT: Grand opening ceremony for AHF Houston Healthcare Center
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WHERE: For additional information, please contact AHF Texas Regional Director Bret Camp at (469) 534-0393. Rates of new HIV cases and prevalence in both ouston/Harris County and the Houston EMA (News - Alert) continue to exceed rates both for Texas and the U.S. In 2012, there were 1,385 new diagnoses of HIV in the greater Houston area. Eighteen percent of residents with HIV are currently unaware of their infection and only half of those who are aware of their infection are retained in HIV care. Only 46% of diagnosed persons (or 37% of all people infected with HIV) have achieved a suppressed viral load. While African Americans and Hispanics account for 56.8% of the total Houston area population, they are 81.2% of all new HIV diagnoses and 73.5% of all people living with HIV. Consistent with national trends, newly diagnosed cases in the Houston Area tend to be male, African American or Hispanic, age 25 to 34, and MSM (male-to-male sexual activity). AHF currently operates 43 Healthcare Centers throughout the United States and the District of Columbia - including the Ft. Worth Magic Johnson Healthcare Center and AHF Dallas Healthcare Center. Each Healthcare Center provides medical programs tailored to the specific needs of asymptomatic and symptomatic HIV/AIDS individuals from qualified medical and support professionals. AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization, currently provides medical care and/or services to over 430,000 individuals in 36 countries worldwide in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, the Asia/Pacific Region and Eastern Europe. To learn more about AHF, please visit our website: www.aidshealth.org, find us on Facebook (News - Alert): www.facebook.com/aidshealth and follow us on Twitter (News - Alert): @aidshealthcare and Instagram: @aidshealthcare
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