HIV/AIDS
AIDS Action Council Calls Senate Appropriations Committee Recommendations Inadequate to Meet Growing Epidemic
Published in AIDS Weekly, July 9th, 2007
The Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday recommended a very modest overall increase for domestic HIV/AIDS care and treatment programs and flat funding for treatment education and training and domestic HIV prevention programs. The Senate committee's proposed funding is much less than recommendations from the House of Representatives subcommittee and significantly less then the actual needs for HIV/AIDS care, treatment, education and prevention programs. The Senate committee's recommended funding is inadequate overall to meet the growing needs of those living with HIV/AIDS in the United States.
There are estimated to be more than half a million people in the U.S. who...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2007-07-09)
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