Global AIDS Bill Will Save 5 Million Lives

Senate Agreement Restores Minimum AIDS HIV Treatment Funding Requirement, the Key to PEPFAR’s Success. Delegations of AHF Doctors and AIDS Patients From Africa Met With Officials in Over 70 Senate Offices During Past Three Months to Push Legislators to Keep Focus on Lifesaving Treatment. AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) , which provides AIDS care and treatment services to more than 79,000 individuals in 20 countries worldwide, applauded the U.S. Senate for passing legislation (vote: 80/16) re-authorizing PEPFAR (the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief), the successful US global AIDS program. AHF lauded the Senate for prioritizing lifesaving treatment through its restoration of a provision in the current law that more than half of the funding be spent on treatment. The agreement will also make it possible for as many as... [read full story]