The New York City World AIDS Day Coalition will host a community event December 1 at Harlem’s famed Apollo Theater to launch the “End AIDS NY 2020” campaign, according to a press release by coalition member GMHC.
The campaign is part of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s statewide strategy to end AIDS by the year 2020. Specifically, the goal is to reduce new HIV infections to 750 per year by 2020. In October, the governor named a special task force to implement a plan to reach this goal.
The New York City World AIDS Day Coalition is comprised of more than 40 AIDS service organizations and community-based groups as well as medical providers, the New York City health department and the speaker’s office of the New York City Council.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and numerous other city and state officials are scheduled to attend the Apollo Theater event, which lasts from 10 a.m. till noon on World AIDS Day. To RSVP for the event or to read a list of coalition members, click here.
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