ADAP plea for help.

The ADAP program here in the States is a program to help people with no other resources have availability to HIV/AIDS drug programs.  Through my new Facebook friend, Dab Garner, who tells me he was one of the first people diagnosed with HIV back in the 80's here in the US, and is an activist still for this cause, I've learned that state funding in many areas has been cut for these programs.  If you would like to help, here's how:

ADAP Action AlertShare.. Yesterday at 7:57pm


Friends,
Please read the following about ADAP waiting lists and help ASAP! American men and women with HIV and AIDS are counting on you!

big bear hug,
Daddy Dab





Action Alert
Urge President Obama to Provide Emergency Funding for ADAPs in Crisis

AIDS Drug Assistance Programs provided medications to over 166,000 individuals in FY2009. Unfortunately, many ADAPs have put in place barriers to access such as reducing the eligibility, changing the formulary, and closing enrollment. Nearly 1,000 individuals in nine states are on waiting lists to receive their life-saving and life-sustaining medications through the AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAP). We need your help to ensure that the Obama Administration takes action to help those in need!


How you can help:

There are two ways you can help. By the end of the week please call or email (or both) the White House.

1. Call the White House at 202-456-1111  and leave the following message:


My name is _____   and I am calling today to urge President Obama to provide $126 million in emergency funding for the AIDS Drug Assistance Programs. These programs provide life-saving medications to HIV-positive individuals who have no other access to care. However, nearly 1,000 HIV-positive individuals are on waiting lists to receive their medications. Please take action to address the crisis.



2. Email the Office of National AIDS Policy with a similar message. Please email AIDSpolicy@who.eop.gov with the following message:

My name is _________ and I am writing today to urge President Obama to provide $126 million in emergency funding for the AIDS Drug Assistance Programs. These programs provide life-saving medications to HIV-positive individuals who have no other access to care. However, nearly 1,000 HIV-positive individuals are on waiting lists to receive their medications. Sixteen other states have instituted additional cost containment measures that are barriers to their programs.


Please take action to help these ADAP clients.

Sincerely,

Your Name and City, State



Thank you all for reading this.  I'm sure, like me, you've all lost friends or family to this dreaded illness.  Please help if you can!

*Peace*
    Tel