Washington, DC
For information about the epidemic in Washington, DC:
Article in Time Magazine
Article in Washington Post
NMAC is dedicated to addressing the AIDS epidemic in Washington, DC.
According to health officials, 3% of Washington, D.C. residents are living with
from HIV or AIDS — a figure that ranks as the highest in the nation and far
outstrips the 1% benchmark at which a health issue becomes a "generalized
and severe" epidemic.
The district's HIV/AIDS administration director, Shannon
Hader, couched the severity of the problem in stark terms, noting the city's
rate of infection surpasses those in West Africa and is "on par with Uganda and some parts of Kenya."
