AIDS and the Right to Health: John Kerry to PHR, Dec. 8, 2008

[globalvillage]

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Sen. Kerry spoke to Physicians for Human Rights on Monday about the work that's been done to combat global HIV/AIDS and the work still left to do.

He mentions his work on legislation that lead to PEPFAR

The second was the Kerry-Frist Global AIDS bill (S.15), formally known as the U.S. Leadership against HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria Act of 2002. This latter bill was the first coordinated effort by U.S. leadership to respond to the global AIDS pandemic.

http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309109825&page=62

and the Kerry-Smith legislation that will repeal the HIV travel ban.

Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Gordon Smith (R-OR) secured a provision to repeal this ban in the Senate’s legislation to reauthorize PEPFAR, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.

http://www.ua2010.org/en/UA2010/Universal-Access/Travel-Restrictions/Travel-Restrictions-in-the-News/US-Senate-Approves-Repeal-of-Discriminatory-HIV-Travel-and-Immigration-Ban

PHR also honored Teddy. Check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzf0j_b6g5g

[TayTay]

1. This was important legislation

And one of the few good things that the Bush Admin did.

Nice work all around.

[karynnj]

2. Strange that one of the few positives that Bush can really claim - was really John Kerry's work

with Frist. Their bill passed the Senate by acclamation, but it didn't pass the House - President Bush's progam is a less generous version of Kerry/Frist.

(Ironically, Bush can also claim the first increase in CAFE standard in 2 decades - which happened because of a compromise negotiated by Kerry and Snowe.)

[globalvillage]

3. kicking for JK's birthday

Happy Birthday, Senator Kerry!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

4. i love john kerry.

[YvonneCa]

5. Thanks for posting this GV! And Happy Birthday to...

..the Senator. :)

[sandrakae]

6. I love you John Kerry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ihavenobias]

7. Kick n/t