In 2024, there were 22,093 individuals living with HIV/AIDS in Massachusetts; 540 individuals were newly diagnosed with HIV in 2023, a 20% increase over the annual number from 2020-2022.
It is estimated that 250,000 people in our state have Hepatitis C (HCV), a disease that is now curable with daily medication for 90 days.
Rates of gonorrhea cases rose 3X from 2013 to 2023; syphilis cases rose 10X from 2000-2023.
The prevalence of HIV among Black residents is 10X that of White non-Hispanic residents; among Hispanics, it is 6.4X that of White non-Hispanic residents.
Project ABLE is a statewide coalition of HIV/AIDS service providers, advocates, and people with HIV/AIDS.
For further information, contact Mary Ann Hart, Project ABLE, [email protected], 617.797.8488.
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