harm reduction coalition

As of January 6, 2012 the wait list to receive lifesaving AIDS medication through the nation’s AIDS Drug Assistance Programs had hit 4,606 people across 12 states.

The number of people waiting to receive medication through state-run AIDS drug programs has increased more than 5,000 percent since “August 2009” according to the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors. The federal government has reacted with little urgency, however, allotting just $25 million in additional dollars to the program for FY 2012.