NYC REPS SUPPORT TB APPROPRIATIONS!

Thanks to NYC Results members and their fantastic Representatives for signing on to the appropriations letter in support of TB appropriations. FY11 Request: $1.75 billion for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. The multilateral Global Fund is one the most effective tools to fight AIDS, TB and malaria. Since its creation in 2001, the Global Fund has provided over 2.5 million people with treatment for AIDS, 6 million people treatment for tuberculosis, and helped distribute 104 million mosquito bed nets to prevent malaria. It has save an estimated 4 million lives. The U.S. contribution to the Global Fund is particularly critical this year because it will influence the amount that other donor commit. In November 2010 international donors will meet for a replenishment conference and make multi-year funding commitments. If the U.S. — the Global Fund’s biggest contributor — does not substantially increase its contribution, there will be little pressure on other countries to give more.

Supporters:
Carolyn Maloney, District 11	Yvette Clarke, District 11	Elliot Engel, District 17
Ed Towns, District 10	Jerrold Nadler, District 8	Charles Rangel, District 15