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Southern States Manifesto 2024

The Southern AIDS Coalition Southern States Manifesto has been updated in 2024 to its fourth edition. Read the manifesto at the link below.

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Organizational Members can request to join the SAC Public Policy Committee.

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Invitation to Annual In-Person Membership Meeting and quarterly virtual convenings.

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Hiv in the south

In 2022,
the South accounted for more than half (52%) of the0estimated new HIV diagnoses.

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Today,0people in America would gain access to health coverage if the 10 remaining states expanded Medicaid. 7 of those states are in the South.

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In 2023,
the South had the lowest PrEP-to-Need ratio, meaning it was the region with the greatest unmet need.

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The CDC reports that HIV-related deaths declined nationally by0between 2018-2022. However, the South continues to experience disproportionately high rates of HIV-related deaths. Source