Federal AIDS Funds to City Reduced by 12%
SAN FRANCISCO
The Bush administration has slashed San Francisco’s federal AIDS budget by more than $4 million -- a 12% cut.
The cuts appeared this week after U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson announced the new Ryan White CARE grants, which are doled out to the 51 metropolitan areas in the United States hit hardest by AIDS and HIV.
The funding cuts will affect legal aid, meal programs, transportation subsidies, substance abuse treatment, and alternative health care such as acupuncture and herbal remedies, according to James Loyce Jr., San Francisco’s Department of Public Health deputy director, who oversees the AIDS office.
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