Fact Sheet: The HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States
Fact Sheet: The HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States
“So this fight is not over. Not for the 1.2 million Americans who are living with HIV right now. Not for the Americans who are infected every day. This fight is not over for them, it’s not over for their families, and as a consequence, it can’t be over for anybody in this room — and it certainly isn’t over for your President.”
–President Obama, December 1, 2011
Since taking office, President Obama and his Administration have taken many steps to address the domestic HIV/AIDS epidemic. Under this leadership we are closer to the goal of an AIDS free generation.
Towards an AIDS-Free Generation
President Obama and his Administration have:
• Supported robust funding for HIV/AIDS programs. The President’s 2013 domestic HIV budget is over $22 billion dollars, and domestic HIV funding has increased by $2.5 billion during his administration.
• Created and implemented the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, which has reinvigorated the domestic response to HIV/AIDS by making smarter and coordinated investments in science, prevention, and treatment.
• Called on Congress to increase Federal funding for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program in 2013 to $1 billion because all Americans living with HIV/AIDS should have access to life-extending treatment.
• Began implementing the Affordable Care Act, which will increase HIV testing and access to treatment for over 30 million Americans. An estimated 3.8 million African-Americans and 5.4 million Latinos, populations at highest risk for HIV, will gain coverage by 2016 under the new law.
• Addressed HIV-related stigma and discrimination, including through lifting the HIV entry ban and supporting the Affordable Care Act’s prohibition of coverage based on pre-existing conditions, including HIV.
• Supported groundbreaking National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) research that is making a difference in people’s lives by developing new life-extending HIV treatments and prevention technologies.
American Leadership in Action
American leadership in the epidemic has been pivotal to the remarkable progress we’ve made in HIV prevention and treatment. In the early
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on Jul 21 2012. Filed under Barack Obama.
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