; Whereas African immigrant communities face significant challenges to HIV and viral hepatitis testing, care, and treatment, and though they have high rates of infection, they have low rates of diagnosis and care; Whereas challenges to HIV and viral hepatitis testing, care, and treatment include stigma, fear, lack of awareness and knowledge, language barriers, traditional values and social norms, and limited access to health care services, and there also exists a need for providers and services to be culturally and linguistically appropriate to better meet the needs of African immigrants, in keeping with the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care, which describe a framework to deliver services that are culturally and linguistically appropriate and respectful, and that respond to patients’ cultural health beliefs, preferences, and communication needs; Whereas immigration status is also associated with fear of health facilities, low acculturation and unfamiliarity navigating complex health care systems, social and economic marginalization, fear of deportation, and a lower rate of health insurance, all posing considerable barriers to the health of African immigrants and refugees living in the United States; Whereas NAIRHHA Day is a day aimed toward bringing local and national attention to the health issues of HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis in African immigrant and refugee populations in the United States, in a way that is culturally and linguistically appropriate, and by addressing some of the unique issues that African immigrants in the United States face through awareness, education, and resources, NAIRHHA Day will help empower communities to take charge of their own health; Whereas the objectives of NAIRHHA Day include raising awareness and eliminating stigma; education about protection against HIV, viral hepatitis, and other related diseases