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TAKE ACTION: This World AIDS Day, Tell Congress #SaveHIVFunding! |
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Dear Adam,
This World AIDS Day’s theme is World AIDS Day 35: Remember & Commit. As we honor the lives of those affected by HIV and continue to advance equitable access to comprehensive HIV prevention through a National PrEP Program, we must unfortunately fight a new battle as some leaders in Congress fail to honor their commitment to ending the HIV epidemic by 2030. The LHHS Subcommittee in the House of Representatives is proposing $767 million in cuts to domestic HIV funding for FY 2024, including to the Ryan White Program and the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative (EHE).
The bill also proposes to drastically cut funding for the Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative, which seeks to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities in HIV. The bill completely eliminates funding for Minority AIDS Initiative Funding within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration and cuts the Minority HIV/AIDS Fund by 53%.
These funding cuts would eliminate core activities of EHE, greatly complicate our efforts to realize equitable PrEP access in the US, reverse recent progress in bringing down new HIV infections, and leave state and local health departments and community-based organizations without needed funding to provide services to their community.
PrEP4All, along with over 100 other organizations, have directly called on Congress to #SaveHIVFunding. In the face of these threats, we need our leaders in Washington to do more than just remember HIV/AIDS, we need a strong commitment and action to #SaveHIVFunding and invest in a cost-saving National PrEP Program as advocated for by President Biden, the bipartisan LHHS Subcommittee in the Senate, and a large national coalition of stakeholders.
Take action and join us in telling Congress to #SaveHIVFunding by sending letters to your representatives here. |
PrEP4All c/o WeWork 368 9th Ave New York, NY 10001 |
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