Groups send aid to Haiti’s HIV/AIDS population
With every hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital and largest city, either damaged or destroyed by the series of devastating earthquakes over a week ago, the nation’s health care system is in shambles.
And with more than 120,000 people in the country infected with HIV or AIDS, access to antiretroviral treatments is …
Baldwin bill seeks to end LGBT health disparities
Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin introduced the Ending Health Disparities for LGBT Americans Act (ELHDA) on Tuesday, the first comprehensive approach to improving all areas of the health care system where lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans face inequality and discrimination.
“Our current health care system fails LGBT Americans on many levels,” said …