AHF’s first AIDS treatment center to open in Washington, DC

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the US’ largest non-profit HIV/AIDS healthcare provider, which provides medical care and/or services to more than 100,000 individuals in 21 countries worldwide, is honored to announce the September 24^th grand opening of AHF’s first AIDS treatment center in Washington, DC, where the HIV rate is now reported to be 3%—higher than the rate in Lagos, Nigeria. The health care center, AHF’s first to be named in honor of Hollywood actor and longtime AIDS advocate Blair Underwood, will include a state-of-the-art, full-service HIV/AIDS treatment clinic as well as an on-site AHF Pharmacy. The facility will be known as the AHF Blair Underwood Clinic.

Underwood, a popular and award-winning Hollywood actor has also been a longtime AIDS advocate, whose activism and advocacy on HIV/AIDS blossomed after he visited the hard hit country of South Africa many years ago. He is a founding member of the advocacy group, ‘Artists for a New South Africa,’ and has previously been featured in several AHF media campaigns, most notably AHF’s highly-effective “Man Up” HIV testing media campaign. Underwood will officially dedicate and tour AHF’s newest venture in the fight against AIDS—the state-of-the-art AIDS healthcare center and pharmacy serving Washington, DC named in his honor in a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony this Thursday, September 24^th at 10am. The AHF Blair Underwood Healthcare Center is located in medical building at 2141 K Street, NW, Suite 606 (between 21^st and 22^nd), Washington, DC.