CDC Emphasizes the Importance of Syringe Exchange in Preventing HIV
In a letter to CFAR Director Ron Collman, Dr. Jonathan Mermin (Director of the CDC’s National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention) discusses the benefit of syringe exchange services in curtailing the spread of HIV and Hepatitis C, and the risks of eliminating syringe exchange services. Read Dr. Mermin’s letter here.