HIV/AIDS

Implementers, Advocates, Researchers Call on Congress to Honor Lantos' Commitment to Public Health and Human Rights by Placing Evidence over Ideology

Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 13th, 2008

On Wednesday, February 27, 2008 the House Foreign Affairs Committee will convene for the first time since the death of Chairman Tom Lantos to take up what Lantos himself referred to as the most important piece of legislation before the committee this year -- reauthorization of the US Global AIDS Act of 2003 (otherwise known as the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief or PEPFAR).

The draft bill -- originally authored by Lantos -- would provide a minimum of $50 billion over 5 years for global AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria programs and would support building the long-term capacity of health care systems in Africa. The Chairman's bill reflects recommendations on best...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-03-13)

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