ADAP funding and Ryan White Act renewal is delayed by hurricane. HIV patients from disaster area spread across U.S.
AIDS advocates were pessimistic about obtaining enough funding to keep HIV patients off waiting lists for the AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) by the end of August, and then Hurricane Katrina hit several of the states with the worst ADAP funding situation, and changed everything again. Hurricane disaster victims have traveled to dozens of states, and those who are HIV infected have to start all over with obtaining access to some antiretrovirals. However, despite the gloomy outlook, some AIDS advocates say they hope to obtain more funding for ADAP and the Ryan White Care Act through an emergency disaster bill.
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