A national tour providing free HIV testing has rolled into the Midlands.
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation/Magic Johnson Testing America Tour arrived in Columbia on Wednesday and is offering free tests to anyone who is interested for two days this week.
The tests are given in their new state-of-the-art mobile facility that can be found at Lewis Scott Court in Eastover from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thursday.
The six month tour, that will span 48 states when completed, hopes to provide awareness about the importance of testing in addition to the free testing facility.
The South Carolina HIV/AIDS Council has teamed up with the AHF to provide local support.
According to a report done in 2007 by the Centers for Disease Control, South Carolina is home to over 14,000 residents infected with AIDS. That’s 1.4 percent of the national total.
Source: midlandsconnect.com