The House of Representatives.
On Wednesday, the House voted to approve legislation that would reauthorize the Ryan White program. Ryan White was a young man with hemophilia (a disease where one’s blood does not clot properly) who received a blood-based product called Factor VIII to treat his hemophilia. He received intravenous Factor VIII at least twice a weak because of frequent hemorrhages. In 1984 he contracted AIDS. At that time, not much was known about AIDS. Ryan White endured hate, fear and discrimination because of the ignorance surrounding AIDS at that time. He became a national celebrity for AIDS due to his bravery, his promotion of AIDS education and awareness. He passed away at the age of 18 in 1990.
This program was created in his memory. This program provides health care services and other services to low-income people living with HIV/AIDS. The program had been scheduled to end on October 30, 2009.
Under this legislation, states will have to track HIV cases by name rather than a number or code by 2012. Some states use numbers or codes to identify and track HIV/AIDS cases to promote the privacy of the person living with the disease. The bill has set a goal of carrying out 5 million annual HIV tests nationwide. This legislation will also continue to provide funding to communities where the HIV/AIDS cases have decreased. President Obama was expected to sign the bill on October 21, 2009.
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It would be nice if the article mentioned that Bayer sold Factor VIII with full knowledge that it was contaminated with HIV.
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