Comments on: New PEPFAR Update http://www.one.org/blog/2008/06/24/new-pepfar-update/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:41:39 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Debbie K http://www.one.org/blog/2008/06/24/new-pepfar-update/#comment-547032 Debbie K Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:56:25 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/06/24/new-pepfar-update/#comment-547032 I just got home from a whole day of job-hunting and found this email alert from Ken Patterson of RESULTS in my inbox. It was sent two hours ago. CAN WE GET SOME KIND OF UPDATE ON PEPFAR FROM THE NATIONAL ONE OFFICE ? I know that I am personally stressing a LOT about its future & would appreciate word. Thanks. ALWAYS FOREVER, ONE - debbie :) www.mpwn-uganda.org --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- URGENT Action! Call Your Senators as Vote Nears on Lantos-Hyde Act Ask Senators to Make Lantos-Hyde Act the Best Bill Possible Take Action! Press for a NO vote on any amendments that would undermine this historic global health bill! Five years ago, Congress passed the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria Act of 2003, which authorized PEPFAR, an historic effort to combat HIV/AIDS, and the largest commitment ever by a single country to a global health initiative. Today, Congress is poised to renew and expand that effort by passing the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 (H.R.5501, S.2731). The Lantos-Hyde Act authorizes $50 billion over five years for these three diseases of poverty, continuing our leadership against AIDS and malaria, and stepping up our response to tuberculosis by authorizing up to $4billion in funding. (For more background on the Lantos-Hyde Act, please read the June Action Sheet .) Despite broad bipartisan support, Senate action was stalled for months by seven senators (lead by Sen. Coburn (R-OK)), who had policy and funding concerns with the bill. Growing media and civil society pressure finally spurred Senate leadership into action, and on June 19, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) set June 24 as the deadline for negotiations. On June 24, Senator Reid publicly stated his hope that the negotiations between Senators Biden (D-DE), Lugar (R-IN), Enzi (R-WY), Coburn (R-OK) and the White House would allow him to call a vote in the immediate future. This week - as early as today - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid could schedule a floor time and a vote on the Lantos-Hyde Global HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria Act of 2008. While we are happy that passage of this bill before Congress adjourns for the July 4th recess is appearing more likely, we are very concerned that there may be harmful amendments offered during debate. We are also working with Senate allies to offer an amendment to restore critical TB policy language to the bill. TAKE ACTION NOW: Please call your senators NOW and ask them to: Vote NO to any amendments offered to cut the bill’s funding below $50 billion. I just got home from a whole day of job-hunting and found this email alert from Ken Patterson of RESULTS in my inbox. It was sent two hours ago.

CAN WE GET SOME KIND OF UPDATE ON PEPFAR FROM THE NATIONAL ONE OFFICE ?

I know that I am personally stressing a LOT about its future & would appreciate word. Thanks.

ALWAYS FOREVER, ONE – debbie :)
http://www.mpwn-uganda.org

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URGENT Action! Call Your Senators as Vote Nears on Lantos-Hyde Act Ask Senators to Make Lantos-Hyde Act the Best Bill Possible Take Action!

Press for a NO vote on any amendments that would undermine this historic global health bill!

Five years ago, Congress passed the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria Act of 2003, which authorized PEPFAR, an historic effort to combat HIV/AIDS, and the largest commitment ever by a single country to a global health initiative. Today, Congress is poised to renew and expand that effort by passing the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 (H.R.5501, S.2731). The Lantos-Hyde Act authorizes $50 billion over five years for these three diseases of poverty, continuing our leadership against AIDS and malaria, and stepping up our response to tuberculosis by authorizing up to $4billion in funding. (For more background on the Lantos-Hyde Act, please read the June Action Sheet .)

Despite broad bipartisan support, Senate action was stalled for months by seven senators (lead by Sen. Coburn (R-OK)), who had policy and funding concerns with the bill. Growing media and civil society pressure finally spurred Senate leadership into action, and on June 19, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) set June 24 as the deadline for negotiations. On June 24, Senator Reid publicly stated his hope that the negotiations between Senators Biden (D-DE), Lugar (R-IN), Enzi (R-WY), Coburn (R-OK) and the White House would allow him to call a vote in the immediate future.

This week – as early as today – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid could schedule a floor time and a vote on the Lantos-Hyde Global HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria Act of 2008. While we are happy that passage of this bill before Congress adjourns for the July 4th recess is appearing more likely, we are very concerned that there may be harmful amendments offered during debate. We are also working with Senate allies to offer an amendment to restore critical TB policy language to the bill.

TAKE ACTION NOW: Please call your senators NOW and ask them to: Vote NO to any amendments offered to cut the bill’s funding below $50 billion.

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