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- [HIVMMW] World AIDS Day CANN - Press release

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PRESS RELEASE

December 1, 2010

Washington, DC

 

Organization Contact: Jordan J Cohen

Phone:   202 290-2019  Fax: 202 506-6504

Email: gskoch@...

 

CANN – Community Access National Network

1901 18th Street  NW

Washington, DC 20009

wwww.tiicann.org

Last Chance to Solve ADAP Crisis

The Nation Celebrates World AIDS Day with over 4,100 People on ADAP Waiting

Lists as Lame Duck Nears an End

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The world prepares to celebrate World AIDS Day 2010 with over

4,100 on ADAP waiting lists. A democratic initiative has spurred a bicameral

ADAP working group to address the crisis facing ADAPs nation wide, but members

of Congress must keep in mind that this is time sensitive. Congress will need to

act rapidly to correct the issue of dramatic federal underfunding of ADAP,

before the lame duck session comes to a close and HIV infected individuals on

waiting lists are forced to wait until Congress resumes in 2011 for necessary

life saving medications.

 

“For over a year we have been warning Congress and the President that the

federal government’s underfunding of the AIDS Drug Assistance Program would lead

to dire consequences,” commented Arnold, Executive Director of the

Community Access National Network.  “It is time for Congress to act. If a

decision cannot be made before legislators leave for the holiday recess,

countless more people will be on waiting lists by the time they return.  We have

been warning the Congress that if this underfunding continues, more people will

be placed on the waiting list and fatalities may be an unavoidable result.  It

is time they heeded our warnings and alleviate the financial burden that is

impacting over 4,000 Americans.”

 

Congressman Maurice Hinchey, from New York’s 22nd district, who sits on the

House Appropriations Committee, has been a champion for increasing ADAP’s

budget.  “The New York congressional delegation has requested ADAP Emergency

Supplemental Appropriations in the b

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