Health News
2005-09-21
Illinois ADAP
will enroll Katrina evacuees
HIV-positive
people who relocated to Illinois in the aftermath of
Hurricane Katrina will be given anti-HIV medications through
HIV-positive
people who relocated to Illinois in the aftermath of
Hurricane Katrina will be given anti-HIV medications through
the state’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program, the
Chicago Free Press reports. Nancy Abraham,
the administrator of the Illinois ADAP, has instructed
AIDS service providers and case managers throughout the
state to refer HIV-positive evacuees to ADAP and other
state-run AIDS services. ADAP will provide emergency
90-day supplies of antiretrovirals to HIV-positive
evacuees and evaluate longer-term medication needs in the
coming weeks. Although no one is sure how many HIV-positive
evacuees have relocated to Illinois, state officials
estimate that a total of 10,000 New Orleans and Gulf
Coast residents are currently residing in the state.
(Advocate.com)
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