COLUMBIA, SC (WSPA) – Nearly a dozen locations across South Carolina are offering free HIV testing as part of National HIV Testing Day, June 27.
There are nearly 20,000 South Carolina residents living with diagnosed HIV infection, according to the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control.
11 locations around the state will be offering free HIV testing on Thursday, including one in the Upstate.
SEE: Full list of locations in SC offering free HIV testing
The CDC recommends everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 get tested for HIV at least once as part of routine health care.
“Most people in the early stages of HIV infection have no symptoms,” said Ali Mansaray, Director of DHEC’s STD/HIV and Viral Hepatitis Division.
“Early diagnosis can link people to services that will help them stay healthy longer, benefit most from treatment, reduce costly hospital visits and help prevent transmission to others.”
For more information about HIV testing as well as local HIV testing sites, visit DHEC’s service locator by clicking here.
