June 8 is Caribbean-American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

On June 8, AIDSinfo joins the nation in observing Caribbean-American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. According to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the adult HIV prevalence rate in the Caribbean is approximately 1%, which is higher than in any other region in the world outside of sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of Caribbean-American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is to raise awareness of the heightened risk of HIV in Caribbean communities in the United States and its territories. Visit our Caribbean-American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day webpage [en español] to learn more about this annual observance and to find information about the HIV epidemic in the Caribbean.