New York State Health Department Holds World AIDS Day Commemoration (2012)

At the invitation of Humberto Cruz, Director of the NYS Department of Health's AIDS Institute, Catherine Hanssens spoke at the Health Department's World AIDS Day Commemoration on Monday, December 3, 2012. The ceremony commemorated the lives of those no longer with us and acknowledged strides we have made in the fight against HIV. The theme of the event, "Sex, Drugs & HIV: The Elephants in the Room," highlighted emergent issues that the NY DOH AIDS Institute "feel should be at the forefront of discussion within the HIV/AIDS arena."