World AIDS Day takes place on Dec. 1 each year. It’s an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness.
Globally, there are an estimated 36.7 million people who have the virus. Despite the virus only being identified in 1984, more than 35 million people have died of HIV or AIDS, making it one of the most destructive pandemics in history. This year, individuals living with HIV in the Charlotte, N.C. region have new hope with an injectable HIV treatment.
Rosedale Health and Wellness, in partnership with GlaxoSmithKline and ViiV Healthcare, was selected as one of the U.S. sites for medical trial testing for the SOLAR study, an injectable treatment for HIV. Only 660 patients are expected to participate in this limited study across the country. The current project is called SOLAR, Switch Onto Long-Acting Regimen will be starting in November.