Congress Enacts AIDS Bill to Test 5 Million; AHF Urges President Obama to Act Swiftly.House and Senate Pass Bill Placing Greater Focus on Finding Undiagnosed HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. Positive Individuals; Largest Global AIDS Organization Lauds Lauds is one of the two "major hours" in the Roman Catholic Liturgy of the Hours. It is to be recited in the early morning hours, preferably near dawn. Structure of the hour Congress for Updating Ryan White CARE Act The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act (Ryan White Care Act, Ryan White, Pub.L. 101-381, 104 Stat. 576, enacted 1990-08-18) was an Act of the U.S. to Prioritize Testing and Maintain a Focus on Medical Care While Cutting Bureaucracy WASHINGTON -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation The AIDS Healthcare Foundation is a non profit, Los Angeles-based AIDS treatment and advocacy center. Their official founding pledge is to "provide cutting-edge medicine and advocacy, regardless of ability to pay. (AHF AHF antihemophilic factor (coagulation factor VIII). AHF abbr. antihemophilic factor AHF, n the abbreviation for antihemophilic factor. See also factor VIII. ), the largest global AIDS organization which provides services to more than 129,000 people in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia, today commended Congress for its passage of the Ryan White CARE Act (RWCA, or the CARE Act), the federal law that provides the primary source of funding for AIDS care and services nationwide. The bill cleared the Senate on Monday by unanimous consent In parliamentary procedure, unanimous consent, also known as general consent, is a situation in which no one present objects. The chair may state, for instance: "If there is no objection, the motion will be adopted. [pause] Since there is no objection, the motion is adopted. and passed the House earlier today by a 408 to 9 vote. "We thank Congress for updating and renewing the lifesaving Ryan White CARE Act, legislation which now places a much greater focus on finding undiagnosed HIV positive individuals and linking them to care and treatment," said Michael Weinstein, President of AIDS Healthcare Foundation. "In order to successfully treat any disease, you first need to know who has it. This bill quite sensibly calls for five million HIV tests annually nationwide and will incentivize in·cen·tiv·ize tr.v. in·cen·tiv·ized, in·cen·tiv·iz·ing, in·cen·tiv·iz·es To offer incentives or an incentive to; motivate: and recognize those areas of the country which demonstrate success at finding those so-called 'unawares'--people who are infected but do not know it. More than one-quarter of the 1.2 million Americans living with HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome currently fall into this category, and identifying and linking them into care should go a long way to help break the chain of new infections. We urge President Obama to swiftly sign this bill into law, and for his Administration to follow through to ensure these new lifesaving provisions in the CARE Act actually get put into practice nationwide." In addition to the provisions calling for five million HIV tests annually and a newfound emphasis on finding 'unawares,' the bill maintains a requirement enacted in the 2006 version of the law which requires that, "O75% of funds be spent on core medical services." "Today in the U.S., HIV/AIDS can be a chronic and treatable medical condition. Through this legislation, funding will now be targeted to where the greatest needs are--testing and treatment," added AHF's Weinstein. AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is the US' largest non-profit HIV/AIDS healthcare provider. AHF currently provides medical care and/or services to more than 129,000 individuals in 21 countries worldwide in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and the Asia Pacific Region. www.aidshealth.org |
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