; Whereas the objectives of NAIRHHA Day include raising awareness and eliminating stigma; education about protection against HIV, viral hepatitis, and other related diseases; placing control back within the community by encouraging screenings and treatment, as well as hepatitis B vaccination; and advocating for policies and practices that promote healthy African immigrant communities, families, and individuals; Whereas no existing HIV/AIDS awareness day addresses the distinct factors influencing the high rates of HIV and viral hepatitis in African immigrants and refugees, groups which are often overlooked or misclassified as Black or African American in HIV surveillance programs, due to not collecting or reporting on information about country of origin; Whereas with the rapid population rise of African immigrants in the United States, it is critical to raise awareness among health care and social service providers and among African immigrant and refugee communities about the risk of viral hepatitis and HIV/AIDS, their potential consequences, and opportunities for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, and as African immigrants become long-term United States residents, it will be increasingly important to provide screening, prevention, and treatment of chronic and infectious diseases with a culturally sensitive approach; Whereas building capacity within communities to promote knowledge, treatment, and prevention of HIV and viral hepatitis contributes greatly to the sustainability of the NAIRHHA Day initiative, for, as communities increase their capacity to respond to the silent epidemics of HIV and viral hepatitis, they will develop their own resources to continue this work