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 has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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