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News Briefs AIDSWatch 2003 Brings Advocates to Washington, D.C.May 15, 2003 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information! Thousands of HIV/AIDS advocates from around the United States will converge on Washington May 18-20 to take part in AIDSWatch 2003. The advocates will meet with members of Congress to ask for the highest possible funding increases for HIV/AIDS treatment and research. Against the backdrop of the undetermined costs of the war in Iraq and growing state budget deficits, funding for critical HIV/AIDS programs has lost the urgency it once had among lawmakers, advocates say. "We must fight against reduced access to lifesaving services and prevention efforts on both the domestic and international fronts," said Ernest Hopkins, director of federal affairs for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. For more information, visit www.napwa.org/aidswatch.htm. AIDS Policy and Law 05.09.03 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information!  This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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