[Media Watch] African American women surviving HIV/AIDS

The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, established in the 1990s in the USA to provide emergency resources for HIV care, serves more than half of individuals diagnosed with HIV infection in the USA and is the only federal programme designed specifically to assist those infected with HIV. Although US Congress continues to allocate funds to the programme, its use faces a relentless battle within the intersection of two primary factors. First, designated funding support for the programme has remained constant while HIV prevalence and health-care costs have increased.
Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Media Watch Source Type: research