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To: Oliver & Co who wrote (5604)	10/29/1998 10:26:00 AM
From: Oliver & Co	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6136

"U.S. to Begin Minority AIDS Initiative" Washington Post (10/29/98) P. A3; Goldstein, Amy President Clinton announced a $156 million initiative focusing on HIV/AIDS issues among minority communities on Wednesday. The campaign is designed to create HIV-prevention programs, increase access to drug treatment programs, and help local health workers more effectively assess the needs of HIV-infected people. At a White House ceremony to announce the initiative, Clinton said, "Like other epidemics before it, AIDS is now hitting hardest in areas where knowledge about the disease is scarce and poverty is high. We must use all our power to end the growing disparities in HIV and AIDS." African-Americans now constitute 45 percent of new AIDS cases in the United States, up from 25 percent in 1986, while Hispanics account for 22 percent of new AIDS cases, up from 14 percent. Many affected individuals cannot afford new drug therapies that combat the virus; and while the AIDS death rate dropped by about 50 percent overall last year, it is still the leading cause of death among African-American men aged 25 to 44. The Congressional Black Caucus recently called on the administration to declare a "state of emergency" in African-American communities in regard to the AIDS crisis. The new plan comes as part of an $865 million increase in funding for anti-AIDS programs by the government, bringing the total national spending on the disease to $7.7 billion.