Right Now
Jul 02 2008
Dr. Coburn's Reauthorization Agenda: SAVE PEPFAR!
Preserving the reasons for PEPFAR's success: the priority on life-saving medical care for people with HIV/AIDS
AIDS treatment and diagnosis are still the most urgently-needed priorities for the PEPFAR program:
• 80% of people with HIV/AIDS in developing countries are unaware of their condition, and only 10% of those affected receive treatment.
• Mother-to-child HIV transmission – a largely preventable tragedy with proper medication– is still causing thousands of babies to be born with an AIDS death sentence.
• Treatment IS prevention: the availability of treatment is the number one predictor of people’s willingness to be tested for HIV/AIDS. Diagnostic testing is the major predictor for prevention-related behavior change.
