Maryland pulls in $2.7 million HIV grant

The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene AIDS Administration received $2.7 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention boost HIV testing in the state, particularly among black communities.

“These funds will enable the Maryland AIDS Administration to nearly triple the number of free HIV tests,” DHMH Secretary John M. Colmers said in a statement. “The administration will also be able to link many more newly diagnosed Marylanders to HIV care services.”