Durbin must work to pass HIV bil

With 15,000 new HIV infections every day, we are running against the clock in our fight against HIV/AIDS.

In sub-Saharan Africa, nearly 75 percent of those living with HIV are women and young girls age 14-24.

The U.S. Senate must recognize this urgency and the need for specific prevention measures needed for women.

For example, the current PEPFAR bill that is stalled in Senate should integrate family planning and HIV/AIDS services to improve health care access for women.

We need Sen. Durbin to become the voice for the voiceless and use his influence as the number two leader in Senate to pass this life-saving legislation.

June Chae

President, Physicians for Human Rights

Student Chapter, UIC College of Medicine

Skokie