AIDS pledge

The U.S. needs a plan to address HIV/AIDS here and abroad. Find out if the candidates you support agree or not. Several candidates have already signed the congressional pledge. You can sign the citizen's pledge, too.

As a citizen, I want to see the next US President present a bold plan to stop the AIDS crisis, fully funding universal access to services at home and abroad.

In the US, we need a comprehensive plan to reduce HIV infections and increase access to care, especially in hard-hit communities of color. Globally, the next President should provide no less than $50 billion over five years to fight AIDS, while also directing an additional 1% of the US budget to programs that work to eliminate poverty.

This will enable the US to at least double the number of people currently on AIDS treatment, support scientifically based, comprehensive prevention efforts, respond to the needs of orphans, and strengthen essential health systems. A bold plan to fight AIDS will help the next President renew America's ties to the global community and put our humanitarian values into practice.

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