The Clinton Record: http://www.thebody.com/hhs/clinton.html or http://tinyurl.com/3w6ed
The Clinton Administration has responded aggressively to the significant threat posed by HIV/AIDS with increased attention to research, prevention, and treatment. Overall funding for AIDS-related programs within HHS has increased by 150 percent under the Clinton Administration, with funding for AIDS care under the HHS Health Resources and Services Administration's Ryan White CARE Act increasing by 358 percent and assistance for the purchase of AIDS drugs increasing by 965 percent. The FY 2001 budget includes $9.2 billion in total HIV/AIDS funding within HHS.
At the same time, the Administration has sharpened the focus of its AIDS programs, establishing a new Office of National AIDS Policy at the White House, and signed legislation creating a permanent Office of AIDS Research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The Administration also convened the first-ever White House Conference on HIV and AIDS in December 1995, released the first National AIDS Strategy in December 1996, and prepared the first federal biomedical research plan in 1997. In May 1997, President Clinton announced a comprehensive AIDS vaccine research initiative designed to lead to the development of an AIDS vaccine within 10 years, and in 1998, the Food and Drug Administration approved the nation's first large-scale trial for an AIDS prevention vaccine. In addition, President Clinton announced the Millennium Vaccine Initiative on May 31, 2000 which calls for sharp increases in vaccine research at the National Institutes of Health, new investments for the purchase and delivery of existing vaccines and a substantial tax credit for the private sector to speed the development of new vaccines.
Recognizing the unique situation facing Africa, President Clinton signed an Executive Order on May 10, 2000 which assists sub-Saharan African governments that promote access to HIV/AIDS pharmaceutical and medical technologies. This order will give sub-Saharan governments the flexibility to bring life-saving drugs and medical technologies to affected populations.
The Bush Record: http://www.thebody.com/pinf/bush_report_card.html or http://tinyurl.com/52my6
As the Bush Administration's Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) convenes, national, regional and local HIV/AIDS organizations have come together and find that President George W. Bush and his Administration are not making the grade in providing the strong leadership, coordinated national strategy and funding necessary to combat the AIDS epidemic both at home and abroad. With 40 million people in the world living with HIV, the AIDS epidemic remains an urgent "national security issue" that must be addressed at the highest levels of the federal government.
Funding Leadership Care D D Housing C - C Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative D - D - Prevention D F Research B + D Global C - C Executive Office of the Pres. N/A D +
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