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HIV/AIDS
Coburn/Burr Bill ''Restores Heart of PEPFAR AIDS Program,'' Says AHF
March 29th, 2008
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), which provides AIDS care and treatment services to more than 65,000 individuals in 20 countries worldwide, is welcoming the introduction of a Senate Bill that seeks to reinstate a treatment funding requirement that is key to the success of PEPFAR (the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief), the US global AIDS program. The Senate Bill, introduced earlier today by Senator Thomas Coburn, M.D., (R, OK) and Senator Richard Burr (R, NC) would improve treatment and testing for HIV/AIDS by focusing on elements of the original bill that have been eliminated in the House Version of the bill which is set to be marked up by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-03-29)
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