WORLDWIDE CONTACT US ABOUT US PRODUCTS RESEARCH LICENSING NEWSROOM CAREERS INVESTORS Home HELPING EMPOWER WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV About Us Corporate Responsibility Reimbursement Support and Patient Assistance Programs Leadership Board of Directors Executive Committee Our Work How We Operate Code of Conduct Compliance Privacy Transparency and Privacy Internet Privacy Policy Cookie Privacy Commitment Cross Border Policy Employment Privacy & Data Protection Diversity Employee Diversity Supplier Diversity Views and Positions Access and Affordability Access to Investigational Medicines Innovation Quality and Safety Sales and Marketing Responsible Public Policy and Advocacy Our History Our People Featured Stories The I Design campaign encourages women living with HIV to “speak up” about their treatment plans. It is estimated that there are more than 275,000 women living with HIV in the U.S., of which a disproportionate number are African-American. Only four in ten women diagnosed with HIV have the virus under control; therefore, it’s important to support women in having an open dialogue with their healthcare teams regarding their treatment plans. In the spirit of fostering this dialogue, Maria Davis – a music industry promoter and HIV advocate – and Positive Women’s Network – USA (PWN-USA) – have joined the I Design campaign to help inspire and motivate women living with HIV to “vocalize” how they are feeling on their treatment plans with their healthcare teams. This collaboration further strengthens the organizations’ shared mission to support women living with HIV in advocating for their health and rights. The I Design campaign aims to help empower people living with HIV to work with their healthcare teams to take an active role in designing their treatment plans, “vocalize” how their treatment is working for them and “tailor” their HIV treatment plans by approaching treatment “through their own lens.” Maria, a music industry insider who currently produces and directs music showcases for signed and unsigned artists, was diagnosed with HIV in 1995 after unknowingly contracting the virus from the man whom she was planning to marry. She always thought “it could never happen to me” and has since become a devoted advocate for HIV awareness and education. Maria joins existing I Design team members Project Runway All Stars Season One winner and Under the Gunn star Mondo Guerra, and renowned HIV activist and acclaimed photographer Duane Cramer, on the campaign’s two-year anniversary. SHARE: PROJECT I DESIGN Visit www.ProjectIDesign.com to take a quiz about women and HIV and for easy-to-use tools and downloadable resources. Copyright © 2009-2016 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. All rights reserved. Forward-Looking Statement Privacy Terms of Use Site Map