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What can you do?Help make a global difference by being aware of what your government is doing related to HIV/AIDS issues. Let officials know how you feel, and urge them to become more involved. Funding by the United States, Canada and other wealthy governments is vital to stopping the global HIV/AIDS tragedy. Â
What can Americans do?Call on Congress to provide the full promised $15 billion over five years (beginning in government financial year 2004) to stop global AIDS. Of this, a slight majority of the funding should go to new and existing bilateral AIDS programs, including funding for orphans and vulnerable children. A significant portion should also go to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria. Do your part by writing letters to President Obama and/or your Senators and Representatives. The President’s address: To find out who your local senators and representatives are, how to contact them, and how they stand on the AIDS issue, go to www.senate.gov and www.house.gov or call the Congressional switchboard at 202-224-312. What can Canadians do?Let your Member of Parliament know you support an annual Canadian contribution of at least $100 million per year to address global AIDS. Ask your Member of Parliament to support debt cancellation for low-income countries, especially those with high HIV rates. Poor countries need their meager resources for AIDS prevention and treatment. To write or e-mail your Member of Parliament, the Prime Minister, the Minister of International Trade or the Minister of Finance, go online to www.canada.gc.ca and follow the links or call 1-800-O-CANADA. |
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