Word: theactu
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...several occasions, ACTUP stageddemonstrations to pressure the ACTU into makingAIDS treatments more available to those who mostdesperately need it. Of particular concern are theACTU's requirements for clinicaltesting--activists claim that in an attempt toobtain a "proper" scientific sample, the ACTUexcludes many AIDS victims from eligibility...
Last August, that advisory board recommendedseveral changes in the clinical testingprocess--among them, making treatment moreaccessible to women, children and minorities--saysRochelle L. Rollins, spokesperson for the Blackcommunity on the ACTU advisory board. Rollins, whois director of research at the Multicultural AIDSCoalition, says the board has also suggested theACTU make more appointments during non-work hours,recruit a more multilingual staff and providechild care for women taking part in the trials...
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