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Liyah-Grace Holsey loved singing and taking pictures. She was affectionately called Gracie by her family.

Women had about a fifth of new HIV infections in 2021, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Alexis Perkins thought her OB-GYN’s office in Atlanta would be just the place to get a prescription for the type of drug that reduces a person’s risk of contracting HIV.

Alexis Perkins thought her OB-GYN’s office in Atlanta would be just the place to get a prescription for the type of drug that reduces a person’s risk of contracting HIV.

New HIV infections occur disproportionately among Black women, but exclusionary marketing, fewer treatment options, and provider wariness have limited uptake of preexposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, drugs, which reduce the risk of contracting the virus.

Alexis Perkins thought her OB-GYN's office in Atlanta would be just the place to get a prescription for the type of drug that reduces a person's risk of contracting HIV.

PrEP is a crucial tool in the fight against the ongoing HIV epidemic, but systemic factors pose major barriers to access […] The post PrEP, a key HIV prevention tool, isn’t reaching Black women appeared first on TheGrio.

A significant number of new HIV infections happen among Black women, and a health education effort in Atlanta wants to make sure Black women can access the HIV-prevention medicines known as PrEP.

While Grady Hospital is expected to bear the brunt of AMC's closure, groups like Mercy Care are also pivoting resources.