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HIV/AIDS
Modest Global AIDS Funding Increase Approved by House
April 26th, 2008
A modest, 27% increase in global HIV/AIDS spending was authorized this week in an important vote in the House of Representatives. "We welcome this reauthorization of the AIDS program and congratulate members for avoiding a partisan logjam on this crucial issue," said Dr. Paul Zeitz, Executive Director of the Global AIDS Alliance. "We can only hope that the Senate quickly follows suit, since the President hopes to use the bill at the upcoming G8 Summit to leverage other countries to do more." Current funding is already at $6 billion per year, or $30 billion over five years. Last year, President Bush proposed keeping funding at that level, but the...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-04-26)
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