PEPFAR, Elton John AIDS Foundation Launch New Partnership To End Stigma Of, Improve Access To HIV/AIDS Treatment For LGBT Communities

CNBC: Elton John to petition world leaders on HIV, AIDS treatment
“…On Thursday [Elton] John and his husband, David Furnish, [unveiled] a new partnership with the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), with the Elton John AIDS Foundation and PEPFAR each contributing $5 million to a fund to increase access to medication for people with HIV and AIDS in countries that are prejudiced toward the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. The fund’s early focus will be on sub-Saharan Africa…” (Bryer/Seib, 11/4).

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