In 2003, treatment for HIV/AIDS in the United States was saving lives, and mortality rates were dropping. But in poor, African countries, access to and availability of treatments was not so easy... and the reign of HIV/AIDS seemed insurmountable. But then President Bush introduced PEPFAR: the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. PEPFAR swiftly took the fight to HIV/AIDS by paying for treatments that keep 5 million people alive today. It also provides care to over 4 million orphans and vulnerable children. Today, 33 countries around the world receive PEPFAR support, and under the Bush administration's budget, PEPFAR grew stronger every year.Since taking office in 2008, President Obama has proposed cutting the PEPFAR budget and, in 2012, he proposed cutting PEPFAR funding by over $220 million. In 2013, he doubled down on this request proposing new cuts to PEPFAR bilateral funding. As a result of PEPFAR's decreased spending on lifesaving treatments, some clinics across Africa have closed or scaled back, forcing thousands of people with HIV to seek treatment elsewhere. To avoid more closures, President Obama and Congress need to reauthorize PEPFAR and make two crucial changes to it: allow PEPFAR to spend more of its money on treatment AND lower the per-patient cost. If we do this, we can more than double the number of people on lifesaving treatment with the existing budget, from 5 million people to 12 million.
After three decades, we finally have HIV/AIDS on the ropes- it would be unwise to allow such a cagey foe the opportunity to make a comeback.
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Animation by Shawn Decker, music by Synthetic Division
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Founded in 1987, AIDS Healthcare Foundation is the largest specialized provider of HIV/AIDS medical care in the nation. Our mission is to provide cutting edge medicine and advocacy, regardless of ability to pay. Through our healthcare centers, pharmacies, health plan, research and other activities, AHF provides access to the latest HIV treatments for all who need them.
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