LOS ANGELES – Congressional leaders celebrated the restored $20 million in previously frozen HIV prevention funds and surveillance programs for thousands of residents in South Los Angeles and beyond.
The frozen funds would have forced Los Angeles County to terminate contracts with 39 community health providers that would have cut services for HIV testing, STD screening, PrEP navigation, and community education.
Congresswoman Laura Friedman made the announcement outside the APLA’s Gottlieb Medical Center with APLA CEO and LA LGBT Center. on June 28…