Lee Harris urges governor to reverse rejection of HIV prevention funds
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris is requesting Gov. Bill Lee and Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Ralph Alvarado to reverse the decision to reject federal funds for HIV prevention. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
According to the Shelby County Health Department, nearly 7,000 residents were living with HIV as of 2021, and the county ranks third nationally in incidence rates of new HIV cases.
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Mayor Lee Harris Governor Bill Lee Ralph Alvarado HIV/AIDSAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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