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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Today, December 1, we observe World AIDS Day, a time to honor the memory of the 44 million lives lost to HIV-related illnesses.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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We stand in solidarity with those living with HIV and the communities that continue to be disproportionately affected. This day reminds us of our collective responsibility to work toward ending the HIV epidemic worldwide.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">We also pay tribute to the advocates, trailblazers, and long-term survivors whose courage and persistence have shaped the fight for equity, justice, and access to care. Their legacy
inspires us to keep moving forward together.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">HIV testing, prevention, and treatment have all improved. We have the tools to end new HIV infections in Oregon.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">The global theme for World AIDS Day 2025 is “Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response.” Global leaders are highlighting the need for political leadership and collective
response to the HIV pandemic, but the response starts with each of us. Here are some ideas for commemorating World AIDS Day.
<b>What can you do to help end HIV?</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Review Oregon’s 2025 Annual Progress
</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Report (in
<a href="https://www.endhivoregon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/OHA_EndHIV_2025_AnnualProgressReport.pdf">
English</a> and <a href="https://www.endhivoregon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/OHA_EndHIV_2025_AnnualProgressReport_Spanish.pdf">
Spanish</a>) </span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">which focuses on progress made towards our shared goals, and our<b> </b><a href="https://www.endhivoregon.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/OHA_EndHIVOregon_5-year-strategy-1.pdf" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://www.endhivoregon.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/OHA_EndHIVOregon_5-year-strategy-1.pdf. Click or tap if you trust this link."><b>five-year
strategy</b></a> to End HIV/STI in Oregon, which focuses on the four pillars of diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and response.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Visit our
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/DISEASESCONDITIONS/HIVSTDVIRALHEPATITIS/Pages/countyleveldata.aspx" target="_blank"><b>data dashboards</b></a> to see how HIV and other sexually transmitted infections,
like syphilis and gonorrhea, are affecting different communities in Oregon, including yours.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.endhivoregon.org/testing/" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://www.endhivoregon.org/testing/. Click or tap if you trust this link."><b>Get
tested</b></a>. Testing is easy, but many Oregonians have never been tested for HIV. Ask your health provider, find a test site near you, or – if you are in an area where testing is limited – consider testing at home or other private settings using a mail-order
self-testing kit.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Tell someone how treatment saves lives.
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">People who test positive for HIV can start HIV medications as soon as possible – and live long, healthy, sexually active lives. People taking antiretroviral medication as prescribed have zero chance
of transmitting HIV to sex partners (<a href="https://www.endhivoregon.org/treatment/#image_content" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://www.endhivoregon.org/treatment/#image_content. Click or tap if you trust this link."><b>Undetectable = Untransmittable
(U=U)</b></a>)! Starting medication right away can improve a person's health and help prevent new infections. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Follow us on Instagram
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">and share our End HIV/STI Oregon posts. @endhivoregon<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Tell someone about PrEP!</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
<a href="https://www.endhivoregon.org/prep-pep/" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://www.endhivoregon.org/prep-pep/. Click or tap if you trust this link.">
<b>PrEP</b></a> pills, taken daily or around the time of sex, or getting a periodic injection, is 99% effective at preventing HIV and it’s covered by most insurance.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://gettested.cdc.gov/" target="_blank"><b>Get tested for STIs</b></a><b>.</b> Infections like syphilis and gonorrhea can often occur
alongside HIV. Untreated STI can cause serious health complications, and some, including HIV and syphilis, can be passed from a pregnant person to their fetus.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Say thank you, volunteer, and/or donate to community partners:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> Community partnerships
ensure that services are designed and led by communities. <a href="http://www.endhivoregon.org/partners/" target="_blank" title="Original URL: http://www.endhivoregon.org/partners/. Click or tap if you trust this link.">
<b>Find a local agency</b></a><b> </b>in your community and get involved. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you for your dedication to ending new HIV infections in Oregon. HIV affects all of us — every person has an HIV status, and every person has a role to play in prevention,
awareness, and support. By coming together as a community, we can stop new infections and ensure everyone has access to the care and resources they need.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>It starts with each of us. It continues with all of us.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Public Health Division<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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