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Oregon

There are approximately 5,000 people living with HIV in Oregon
HIV Alliance serves 9 counties in Oregon; in these 9 counties there are a combined total of 710 reported cases of individuals living with HIV/AIDS
Only 45.2% of Oregonians ever report having been tested.

1 in 5 MSM living in a big city are infected with HIV; 50% don’t know their status.
Individuals infected through heterosexual contact account for 31% of annual new HIV infections and 28% of people living with HIV.
Higher Risk populations in the United States, including men who have sex with men, injecting drug users, and immigrants, have the rates of new HIV infections in the world.
Over 56,000 people are newly infected with HIV every year in the United States, 21% will go undiagnosed.

Since the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, almost 60 million people have been infected with HIV and 25 million people have died of HIV-related causes
The number of new HIV infections continues to outstrip the numbers on treatment—for every two people starting treatment, five more become infected with the virus.
In sub-Saharan Africa the HIV/AIDs epidemic has orphaned more than 14 million children.

423,729 needles were collected this year through HIV Alliance NEX. What’s better?
This year, 731 people were tested at HIV Alliance. Testing is the only way to know your status.
Our volunteers make it happen. This year, volunteers did the equivalent of 5.9 full time employees! Thanks for your dedication and hard work.