US AIDS Policies Failing Latinos Say Advocates, Says BIENESTAR

“Community advocates today said US AIDS policy is failing Latinos, and pressed Congressional leaders to quickly pass stalled AIDS legislation with changes to ensure prevention and treatment programs reach Latinos — who represent an ever growing percentage of national HIV cases.

“The statistics show our national HIV policies are failing Latinos,” said Oscar De La O, President and CEO of BIENESTAR, the country’s largest Latino HIV/AIDS service organization. “More Latinos are getting infected and we are dying faster — that’s what we call failure,” said De La O at a Congressional briefing focusing on the issue. “We are not ensuring Latinos get AIDS messages they understand, whether its preventing HIV infection or understanding doctor’s instruction on complex treatment regimens — It’s no surprise we are falling behind,” said De La O.”

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