AIDS Project Rhode Island To Hold Additional Testing Times

AIDS Project Rhode Island To Hold Additional Testing Times

National HIV Testing Day will take place on June 27, and AIDS Project Rhode Island is expanding its weekly free, anonymous testing on that day. HIV testing will be available from 12 P.M. to 3 P.M. on a walk-in basis at 9 Pleasant Street in Providence. 

"We want to make it as convenient as possible to be tested, and our testers speak three languages, English, Spanish and Portuguese," said AIDS Project Rhode Island executive director Stephen Hourahan.  "Knowing your status is critical to preventing the spread of HIV and beginning treatment as soon as possible." 

AIDS Project Rhode Island normally offers HIV testing on a walk-in basis on Tuesdays from 4 to 6 P.M. and Thursdays from 4 to 6:30 P.M. The organization also tests at colleges and universities across the state on a regular basis.

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According to the Rhode Island Health Department, the rate of newly identified HIV infections in Rhode Island increased by almost 33 percent between 2013 and 2014.