National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Resources for ending the epidemic
Dr. Robyn Neblett Fanfair Dr. Robyn Neblett Fanfair, M.D., MPH and a captain in the United States Public Heath Service Commissioned Corps, was named last month after having led the department as acting director since August of 2022.
She is the first woman to hold that title As the CDC prepares to recognize National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on March 10, Dr.
Neblett Fanfair said in an emailed press release that she “recognize(s) the need the address systemic factors and long-standing inequities that continue to contribute to persistent health disparities in HIV among women. “I am committed,” she added, “to DHP leading equitable research, programs and policies to end the HIV epidemic among women.” Dr.
Neblett Fanfair pointed out that the number of estimated new infections among women in the U.S. decreased from 6,800 in 2017 to 6,200 in 2021.
