Last November 5, The Global Aids Alliance welcomed Senator Barack Obama’s election as the President of the United States. With his assumption into  office, many are encouraged to send a sample of grant proposal for HIV, considering his more positive approach to HIV-related grant programs.

Carol Bergman, Acting Director of the Global AIDS Alliance, has this to say: “We look forward to working with President-elect Obama as he confronts that challenge of HIV/AIDS, which every day kills over 5,000 people and infects another 7,500 every day.” She also adds: “As Colin Powell, Robert Rubin and others have recently stated, the economic crisis must not be used as excuse to shirk our responsibility to keep our promises on AIDS and poverty. After all, the funding required is just a tiny fraction of the budget, and the lives we can save are priceless.”

President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden have been very vocal about their support for HIV grant programs. This includes a commitment to provide $48 billion for the Global AIDS Leadership Act of 2008, as well as for research on HIV prevention.

Obama’s stand on HIV is part of his package of considerable reforms aimed at the healthcare sector, as he seeks to broaden the government’s involvement in the matter.

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