Posted on 11/02/2019 8:47:01 PM PDT by sockmonkey
The United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), administered by the Centres for Disease Control, Department of Defence, and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) are set to identify and provide treatment to at least 60,000 people living with HIV in Lagos State.
The US Consul-General to Nigeria, Claire Pierangle, who made this known during a courtesy call on the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu Thursday, said the US government has increased budget for HIV control activities in Nigeria, with an additional focus for Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART) surge activities in Lagos State.
She said Lagos remains significant in the trajectory of HIV/AIDS epidemic control in Nigeria and that it was an important area of focus for the delivery of HIV/AIDS services in the country due to its population, geographic location, diversity, and status as a major gateway to the rest of the country.
“I urge the governor to remove all barriers hindering people living with HIV from accessing free services offered by the US government through the PEPFAR programme. There is the negative effect of user-fees as a major barrier to PLHIV accessing treatment. I am calling for the elimination of such fees.
"I am advocating for the removal of antenatal care charges for pregnant women living with the virus, and the removal of other barriers hindering PLHIV from accessing health services. The US remains committed to supporting Nigeria as it works to reduce and ultimately eliminate the scourge of HIV/AIDS among its people,” Pierangelo said.
The consul-general noted that disbursement of the additional PEPFAR HIV funds was contingent upon Nigerian federal and state governments reducing or eliminating financial barriers to PLHIV accessing services, in particular fees charged by healthcare facilities for non-essential services or those already provided by PEPFAR.
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I do not care.
Why are my hard earned funds paying for this shit?
Great.
As soon as they feel better they can emigrate to the USA and vote Democrat.
A lot of Americans can’t afford healthcare.
Would not it be cheaper and easier to just take off and nuke the site from orbit?
My tax dollars squandered
Well, that’s mighty white of us!!!
Remember this headline from a year ago?
STUNNING: Photo Evidence Shows Caravan Migrants Carrying USAID Bags — Paid for by US Taxpayers
*** how about we re-allocate these funds for about 120,000 Americans who have life-threatening diseases but can’t afford their meds, huh? ***
I hear you. I paid for a stranger’s insulin about a month ago. She was ahead of me in line at the pharmacy, and near tears she couldn’t afford the 200 dollars for her humulin.
I am glad I could help, but that was just for one month.
When I got a pneumonia shot last year, the woman in line ahead of me couldn’t afford her Rx that was $700.
She left in tears.
How wonderful to truly help. Thanks for sharing that. The AIDS drugs are not cheap either. 60,000 of anyone other than US citizens.
A simple one time injection of lead behind the ear stops the HIV virus from turning into AIDs.
No one in DC is concerned or cares about the deficit. All want to spend and Trump did not run as a fiscal conservative.
The truth is that all the bad things that were supposed to happen with large deficits have never happened, such as high interest rates, so no one cares anymore and the voters don't care either. Worry about other things.
US healthcare provider to the world! If the rats have their way we as Americans will be waiting and dying on line for treatment and life saving ops while we service the world and make them healthy. Besides these irresponsible a##es are still passing on the aids
Launched by U.S. President George W. Bush in 2003, PEPFAR has provided more than $80 billion in cumulative funding for HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and research since its inception, making it the largest global health program focused on a single disease in history.
$80 billion?
I could solve it for free.....
If you're a man - don't cornhole other men, or allow them to cornhole you. If you're a woman don't sleep with men who play hide the salami with other men. Don't share needles or inject illicit drugs. Don't let people with HIV/AIDS donate blood.
The disease will be gone in a generation.
You're welcome, world.
As long as the drug supplied is fentanyl I am OK with this.
Nigeria is a member of the British Commonwealth. The Brits should be doing this, not you and me. Notice how many times it’s the US taxpayer who’s money is used for the Commonwealth. Remember when Queen Elizabeth said the Bahamas were wealthy enough not to need aid after this last hurricane. She allocated (allocate doesn’t mean actually sent) a million dollars vs the US sending 4 times that much. This disparity happens time and time again.
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