Wendy Sherman: “Thirty-four million people in Africa with HIV, and even if we pass…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2000

Thirty-four million people in Africa with HIV, and even if we pass this amendment, that is less than $10 per infected person, less than $10 per person who will probably lose their lives. After we consider this amendment, I will call up an amendment that will add another $10 million to this program, and shame on me that that amendment is not larger. We should be doing a lot more. This is a national security problem for not only Africa but for the entire world. This is a continent with 34 million infected people, most of whom do not know that they are infected, that figure comes only from estimation, so they could end up infecting others. This is not just a problem in Africa, this is a likely disease that will mutate and spread to various places around the world. We should do more.

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Wendy Sherman

Democratic · District of Columbia

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Addressing the need for increased funding to combat HIV in Africa.

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Wendy Sherman: “Thirty-four million people in Africa with HIV, and even if we pass this amendment, that is less than $10 per infected…”

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