Billions for life-saving AIDS program need to continue, George W. Bush Institute tells Congress
1 year, 2 months ago

Billions for life-saving AIDS program need to continue, George W. Bush Institute tells Congress

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As billions of dollars for a global HIV/AIDS program credited with saving millions of lives remains in limbo, the George W. Bush Institute is urging the U.S. Congress to keep money flowing for it. In a letter sent to Congress on Wednesday, the former Republican president's institute pleaded with Congress to keep funding the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR. Although abortion has become central to the hold up over PEPFAR's funding, the Biden administration's Global Aids Coordinator said he was unaware of any circumstance where money was used to fund abortion services. Bush, who firmly opposed abortion and pushed for stricter abortion laws during his time as president, urged Congress to continue funding for the program in an opinion articled published in The Washington Post.

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The pioneer of America's embattled global HIV program recalls the hope after years of despair
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The pioneer of America's embattled global HIV program recalls the hope after years of despair

Hindustan Times  

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The pioneer of America’s embattled global HIV program recalls the hope after years of despair
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The pioneer of America’s embattled global HIV program recalls the hope after years of despair

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Through his office window at what was then one of Africa’s few modern clinics dealing with HIV and AIDS, the man who now oversees the United States’ threatened global AIDS effort used to hear the sound of taxis pulling up throughout the day. Nkengasong has spent decades working in Africa on HIV and AIDS, a career intertwined with …

For 20 years, this AIDS relief plan enjoyed broad US support. What changed?
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For 20 years, this AIDS relief plan enjoyed broad US support. What changed?

Al Jazeera  

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Billions for life-saving AIDS program need to continue, George W. Bush Institute tells Congress
1 year, 2 months ago

Billions for life-saving AIDS program need to continue, George W. Bush Institute tells Congress

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As billions of dollars for a global HIV/AIDS program credited with saving millions of lives remains in limbo, the George W. Bush Institute is urging the U.S. Congress to keep money flowing for it. In a letter sent to Congress on Wednesday, the former Republican president’s institute pleaded with Congress to keep funding the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan …

Republican opposition to abortion threatens global HIV/AIDS program that has saved 25 million lives
1 year, 4 months ago

Republican opposition to abortion threatens global HIV/AIDS program that has saved 25 million lives

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — The graves at the edge of the orphanage tell a story of despair. The trouble began in the spring, when the Heritage Foundation, an influential conservative Washington think tank, accused the Biden administration of using PEPFAR “to promote its domestic radical social agenda overseas.” The group pointed to new State Department language that called for PEPFAR to …

Column: Antiabortion zealots are out to sabotage America’s successful global fight against HIV
1 year, 5 months ago

Column: Antiabortion zealots are out to sabotage America’s successful global fight against HIV

LA Times  

A health worker in South Africa advises an HIV-positive woman on how to stay safe. Heritage instructed its followers that “on the Left, ‘sexual and reproductive rights’ and ‘reproductive health services’ are code for abortion.” Right-wing antiabortion groups took up Heritage’s cry. As recently as Jan. 28, Smith, chair of the House subcommittee on global health, global human rights and …

Global AIDS program targeted in abortion battle gets new home in State Department bureau
1 year, 5 months ago

Global AIDS program targeted in abortion battle gets new home in State Department bureau

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The State Department launched a new bureau Tuesday aimed at making the battle against global outbreaks a lasting priority of U.S. foreign policy, even as one of its key elements – a widely acclaimed HIV program – has become caught up in the political battle over abortion. But anti-abortion groups and some House Republicans, including Rep. Chris Smith …

George W. Bush's anti-HIV program is hailed as 'amazing' — and still crucial at 20
1 year, 10 months ago

George W. Bush's anti-HIV program is hailed as 'amazing' — and still crucial at 20

NPR  

George W. Bush's anti-HIV program is hailed as 'amazing' — and still crucial at 20 Enlarge this image toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images via Getty Images Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images via Getty Images By 2003, the global HIV/AIDS situation was reaching its deadliest peak. "It's been an amazing program," said Kellie Moss, an associate director for global …

What It Will Take For Trump To End AIDS 'Beyond' America
5 years, 10 months ago

What It Will Take For Trump To End AIDS 'Beyond' America

NPR  

What It Will Take For Trump To End AIDS 'Beyond' America Enlarge this image toggle caption Gallo Images/Getty Images Gallo Images/Getty Images When President Trump gave his State of the Union address last week, he made an ambitious promise to "eliminate the H.I.V. Sponsor Message In December, Trump signed a bill reauthorizing the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, known …

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