March 10
March 10, 2026, is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD). It’s a significant day to recognize the impact of HIV and AIDS on women and girls. It’s also an observance during which we highlight the importance of taking proactive steps to help protect the health of women—and we need your help! The theme for the 2026 awareness day is "Reset Your Routine: Embracing HIV testing, prevention, and care as part of your health journey.”
Help us empower women by informing them about tools for preventing and treating HIV:
- Testing. Knowing one’s HIV status is critical. About 13% of people in the United States who have HIV do not know it. That’s why regular testing is key. Knowledge is power, so getting tested regularly helps a woman protect her own health and the health of her partner. Get helpful reminders about who should get tested and more info about HIV testing to share with patients and community members.
- HIV prevention medicine. If a woman tests negative for HIV, advise her that she can use pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) or post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) to prevent HIV. Talk to her about the differences between PrEP and PEP and which might be right for her.
- HIV treatment medicine. If a woman tests positive for HIV, she can use this knowledge to take action to get HIV medicine called ART, or antiretroviral therapy. ART helps suppress the virus to keep it from affecting a woman's body as much, which can help her live a long, healthy life. ART can also help prevent her from giving HIV to a partner and can help prevent HIV from being passed from a mother to her baby.
Use Our Social Media Toolkit to Spread the Word!
We invite you to use the sample social media messages and sharable graphics below to promote NWGHAAD. We also welcome you to join the broader conversation using the hashtag #NWGHAAD and to tag our social profiles so that we can amplify your messages.
Sample Social Media Messages
- It’s National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day! Visit HIV.gov’s #NWGHAAD page to help us spread the word about the power of HIV testing, prevention, and care: www.hiv.gov/events/awareness-days/women-and-girls
- Through certain medications, like PrEP and PEP, women at risk of an HIV infection can protect their health. Learn more on #NWGHAAD: www.hiv.gov/events/awareness-days/women-and-girls
- Around 13% of people living with HIV in the United States are unaware of their status. Regular testing, especially if you are at higher risk for HIV, leads to early detection and treatment, which means a healthier future. Find a testing location near you for #NWGHAAD: https://locator.hiv.gov
- There’s hope for a long and healthy life with HIV. If caught early, treatment like antiretroviral therapy (ART) can help people continue to do the things they love. Join us in spreading the word about the importance of regular treatment for #NWGHAAD: www.hiv.gov/events/awareness-days/women-and-girls
- Women make up about 1 in 4 people living with HIV in the United States. Join us in empowering and supporting everyone in their HIV prevention or care journey for #NWGHAAD: www.hiv.gov/events/awareness-days/women-and-girls
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Find HIV Testing and Other Services
Learn about the Epidemic
Visit the HIV Basics pages.
Get this fact sheet about women and HIV.
Visit womenshealth.gov for health resources related to women and girls.