Lt. Gov. Michael Steele Visits IHV
January 23, 2004
Contact: Timothy S. McCoy (mccoy@umbi.umd.edu) 410-706-1954
Endorses Critical Need of Continued AIDS Education
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Lt. Gov. Michael Steele toured the Institute of Human Virology this month.
While visiting with division directors and staff, he endorsed the critical
need of continued education in order to successfully end the AIDS epidemic.
Maryland ranks third nationally for HIV infection, with a rate that rivals
that of sub-saharan Africa. Meanwhile, AIDS is the No. 1 killer of African
Americans ages 25-40 in the United States and is increasingly affecting
women and teens.
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Lt. Gov. Michael Steele and IHV Founder and Director, Robert C. Gallo,
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The IHV opened in Baltimore in 1996 and is the first center of its kind with
broad expertise in AIDS research, treatment and prevention. The IHV today treats
more than 4,000 patients a year in the metro Baltimore area; leads international
training efforts underway in Nigeria; and has created a leading AIDS vaccine
candidate that is slated for human testing in 2005.
Related Information on IHV.org
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