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HIV/AIDS
Congress Retreats on Global AIDS, Says New AHF Ad Campaign
March 8th, 2008
In response to significantly different proposals by President Bush and Congress for the legislation to reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the successful five-year-old US global AIDS program, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) (www.aidshealth.org) today unveils a new print ad campaign to urge Congress to keep PEPFAR's funding and focus on providing lifesaving medical treatment -- including the delivery of antiretroviral treatment -- to the HIV/AIDS patients served by this worthy US humanitarian effort. Congress' proposed reauthorization bill removes a requirement that 55% of all PEPFAR funds be spent on medical treatment, and its current proposed version of...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-03-08)
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