Navigation Links
World AIDS Day: Seeking leadership from the Bush Administration
Date:11/27/2007

This World AIDS Day, the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) is celebrating the good news from the United Nations Joint Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) that the global case count is lower than previous estimates. However, in the United States, this good news is tempered by President Bushs veto of the annual funding bill that provides resources to fight the domestic HIV/AIDS epidemicprograms that have faced stagnant funding throughout the Bush administration despite the continued growth of the epidemic.

An estimated one in four Americans infected with HIV does not know it, and the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States is growing most rapidly in poor, disenfranchised communities of color. The funding bill President Bush recently vetoed included increases to support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in implementing routine testing in health care settings and to help ensure that care is available to those who test positive by increasing support for HIV medical clinics funded under the Ryan White program. Research demonstrates that knowing ones HIV status and keeping ones viral load low with antiretroviral drugs are two factors that lower the risk of spreading the virus.

But President Bushs veto means the modest increases contained in the bill funding these measures are now in jeopardy. As the epidemic continues to grow, funding for programs to serve those most in need must grow as well. Flat funding of critical AIDS programs translates into more new infections and more Americans without access to lifesaving medical care and drug therapies.

The president also is threatening to veto another bill providing budget increases for global HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases programs, including funding for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. The United States has taken a leadership role in efforts to control the global HIV/AIDS pandemic, and a veto would place this role in question.

U.S. leadershi
'/>"/>

Contact: Steve Baragona
sbaragona@idsociety.org
703-299-0412
Infectious Diseases Society of America
Source:Eurekalert

1

GOOD

Page: 1 2

Related medicine news :

1. WorldHeart Appoints David Pellone Chief Financial Officer
2. National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP), the Largest Insurance Subrogation Association in the World - Announced Today that Leslie Wiernik has Joined the Organization as Director of Education
3. Kingfisher Healthcare (KFH) Achieves World Class Quality Platform
4. Data from Patient Subsets of e-HEALING, a Worldwide Registry, Support Use of OrbusNeichs Genous(TM) Bio-Engineered R Stent(TM) as Alternative to Drug- Eluting Stents
5. National Association for Sport and Physical Education Partners with S&S Worldwide to Help Improve Childrens Fitness
6. Hundreds of RNs from Across U.S. and World to Join California Nurses Association/NNOC National Convention
7. Neusoft Becomes First Global Growth Company Partner of World Economic Forum
8. Depression May Be Worlds Most Disabling Disease
9. Concentra Opens On-Site Medical Unit at World Trade Center Site
10. LifeQuest World Corporation Proud Contributor to Dietary Supplement Education Alliance (DSEA)
11. Womens World Banking Welcomes New Network Member From Tunisia
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:12/15/2009)... Medicare for consultations how will they get paid for patient ... understand terms. , ... Washington, DC ... will eliminate consultation codes. These codes are what healthcare ... seen for a medical consultation, whether in a provider’s office ...
(Date:12/15/2009)... Ford Health System Joins the influx of Healthcare Organizations Partnering ... ... Hazlet, N.J. (PRWEB) December 15, 2009 -- iCIMS, ... solutions , announced today that Henry Ford Health Systems has ... talent management needs. Henry Ford joins more than 30 other ...
(Date:12/15/2009)... to announce the release of a new report titled, “Incontinence ... for clinical devices used to treat and manage urinary incontinence. ... ... 15, 2009 -- Marketstrat is pleased to announce the release ... The report specifically addresses world markets for clinical devices used ...
(Date:12/15/2009)... Dec. 15, 2009 UT Southwestern Medical ... to date of the unique observable characteristics seen ... syndrome. , The findings, reported online and in ... Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, suggest that patients ... lumped together with those diagnosed with two similar ...
(Date:12/14/2009)... The combination of AQUALIPO™ and NaturalFill™ revolutionary new liposuction and ... wrinkling, and plump lips all in one minimally invasive treatment. ... ... -- The combination of AQUALIPO™ and NaturalFill™ can remove excess ... and lips to help people slim down, reduce facial wrinkling ...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Medicare Eliminates Consultation Codes for Doctors 2Health News:iCIMS Emerges as Talent Management Solution of Choice for Henry Ford Health Systems 2Health News:iCIMS Emerges as Talent Management Solution of Choice for Henry Ford Health Systems 3Health News:iCIMS Emerges as Talent Management Solution of Choice for Henry Ford Health Systems 4Health News:Urinary Incontinence Rates Increase Worldwide As Awareness Grows About Treatment Options: Urethral Slings Are Popular Alternatives When Medications Fail 2Health News:Urinary Incontinence Rates Increase Worldwide As Awareness Grows About Treatment Options: Urethral Slings Are Popular Alternatives When Medications Fail 3Health News:Researchers ID traits of people with rare accelerated aging syndrome 2Health News: Free Webinar Series at Aqualipo.com Shows How New Combination Liposuction/Fat Transfer Treatment Helps Patients Slim Down and Reduce Facial Wrinkling 2Health News: Free Webinar Series at Aqualipo.com Shows How New Combination Liposuction/Fat Transfer Treatment Helps Patients Slim Down and Reduce Facial Wrinkling 3
... Two-dozen members,of the Army,s 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry ... getting ready for their upcoming,deployment in Iraq. Instead ... a Lasik procedure that allows them to have ... ), Drs. Joseph and Jeffery Dello ...
... Airlift first by private organizations into Chengdu, STAMFORD, ... Chinese earthquake victims provided by private organizations left,Kansas City ... part of the shipment. AmeriCares is proud to play ... Province., "It will take many years for the ...
... recent study shows that pre-operative assessments of patients with ... and successful treatment of lymphedema. , The study, conducted ... National Institutes of Health (NIH) and in collaboration with ... published in the journal, Cancer (April 25, 2008). ...
... CAN HELP REVERSE MENTAL ACUITY DEFICITS IN SMOKERS ... to Address FAA,Ruling on Smoking Cessation Product, ... Federal Aviation,Administration (FAA) that it has removed a ... medications for pilots and air-traffic,controllers, it,s important to ...
... cells from embryonic stem cells, find clues to predict response ... liver cells have been generated from embryonic stem cells using ... screen for harmful side effects of new drugs before they ... reports on advances against liver diseases that were presented this ...
... Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (JUM) includes an ... Potential Bioeffects of Diagnostic Ultrasound, which addresses issues ... is intended for use in assessing its risks ... that provide extensive evaluations of 5 bioeffects categories: ...
Other Medicine News:Health News:Soldiers Receive Free Memorial Day Lasik Surgery Before Going to Iraq 2Health News:AmeriCares Ships Medicines and Medical Supplies to Earthquake Victims in China 2Health News:New study shows positive role physical therapists play in lymphedema diagnois and treatment 2Health News:MultiVu Video Feed: FREE NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY (NRT) TO BE OFFERED TO REGISTERED PILOTS INTERESTED IN QUITTING RELIEF IN LIGHT OF RECENT FAA RULINGS 2Health News:New Hope for Liver Diseases 2Health News:New Hope for Liver Diseases 3
(Date:12/15/2009)... 15 Rib-X Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a company ... novel drugs for the treatment of serious multi-drug-resistant ... collaborative research agreement with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). ... the collaboration, Dr. David Hooper of MGH will ... animal model to determine resistance development and to ...
(Date:12/15/2009)... Arlington Medical Resources (AMR) and Decision ... (MRSA) is the most concerning pathogen to surveyed ... treatment of skin and skin structure infections. A ... factors that influences European physician drug selection for ... factors that drive prescribing include an agent,s skin ...
(Date:12/15/2009)... /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Sinovac Biotech Ltd. ( SVA),a ... announced today,that Weidong Yin, Chairman, President & ... to be one of 18 nominees for ... CCTV,s Economic Man-of-the-Year is the country,s ... to as the "Oscar Award of the,Chinese ...
Breaking Medicine Technology:Rib-X Pharmaceuticals Enters into Collaborative Agreement on Delafloxacin with Massachusetts General Hospital 2Rib-X Pharmaceuticals Enters into Collaborative Agreement on Delafloxacin with Massachusetts General Hospital 3A Drug's Activity Against MRSA is Among the Top Factors That Influences European Physician Antibiotic Selection for Treating Skin and Skin Structure Infections 2A Drug's Activity Against MRSA is Among the Top Factors That Influences European Physician Antibiotic Selection for Treating Skin and Skin Structure Infections 3Sinovac's CEO Weidong Yin Nominated for China Central Television's Prestigious Economic Man-of-the-Year Award 2Sinovac's CEO Weidong Yin Nominated for China Central Television's Prestigious Economic Man-of-the-Year Award 3September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 54295 1September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 54295 2Biostar Pharmaceuticals Inc to Host Fiscal Year 2009 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call on Friday August 14 2009 at 10 3A30 a m EDT 13519 1Biostar Pharmaceuticals Inc to Host Fiscal Year 2009 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call on Friday August 14 2009 at 10 3A30 a m EDT 13519 2Biostar Pharmaceuticals Inc to Host Fiscal Year 2009 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call on Friday August 14 2009 at 10 3A30 a m EDT 13519 3Cellular Dynamics International Appoints Leroy Hood M D Ph D and George Church Ph D to its Scientific Advisory Board 13518 1Cellular Dynamics International Appoints Leroy Hood M D Ph D and George Church Ph D to its Scientific Advisory Board 13518 2Cellular Dynamics International Appoints Leroy Hood M D Ph D and George Church Ph D to its Scientific Advisory Board 13518 3Cellular Dynamics International Appoints Leroy Hood M D Ph D and George Church Ph D to its Scientific Advisory Board 13518 4
... April 1 The Michael J. Fox Foundation ... up to $6.5 million in total funding available ... accelerate solutions to some of the most difficult ... for PD.The Critical Challenges funding opportunities focus research ...
... PRUSSIA, Pa., March 31 Successful and seamless completion ... to randomized patients, market research, an effective recruitment strategy, ... President and CEO Liz Moench notes: "This is achievable ... meet timelines." She adds, "We had great team chemistry ...
Other Medicine Technology:Michael J. Fox Foundation Commits up to $6.5 Million in Funding for Critical Challenges in Parkinson's Disease 2Michael J. Fox Foundation Commits up to $6.5 Million in Funding for Critical Challenges in Parkinson's Disease 3Major Restless Legs Study Completes Enrollment With Support From MediciGlobal 2
The CIC Pro Clinical Information Center brings together vital patient information from multiple monitoring devices....
... integrates drug infusion,with patient monitoring and ... modular platform. With multiple configuration,options, you ... you,need them, keeping the number of ... while managing the unique needs of,each ...
... of infusion pumps are designed ... series of administration sets. The ... a wide variety of needleless ... featuring the patented Flo-Stop® Device ...
... These specialty Eraser instruments have ... surgeon with the right tool for ... introduced a series of 25 gauge ... provide discrete treatment of target tissues ...
Medicine Products: