Title: Remember the children [letter]

POPLINE Document Number: 195350

Author(s):

Daulaire N

Source citation:

Global HealthLink, 2003 Jul-Aug;(122):2, 22.

Abstract:

On May 27, the President signed into law the U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003. This is an achievement that few, perhaps, would have expected from this Administration. And yet President Bush acted decisively on this issue: in just four months, we saw an idea move from a cameo appearance in his State of the Union address to a five-year, $15 billion authorization to fight these critical diseases of poverty. That this took place during a time of increased budget pressures makes the achievement all the more significant. As we move from authorization to implementation, however, it also makes the global health community extremely wary. With the federal budget spiraling into record deficits, there is already enormous pressure to rob Peter to pay Paul - to fund the AIDS initiative at the expense of programs that support primary health-care systems, infectious disease control, maternal and child health, and broader development goals. (excerpt)

Keywords:

United States
Child
Tuberculosis
Malaria
HIV Infections
Disease Transmission Control
Programs
Funds
Financial Activities
Political Factors
Developed Countries
North America
Americas
Youth
Age Factors
Population Characteristics
Demographic Factors
Population
Infections
Diseases
Parasitic Diseases
Viral Diseases
Prevention and Control
Organization and Administration
Economic Factors