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Questions about funding for HIV/AIDS noprofits

Written by Chuck Bean, on October 19, 2009

The Washington Post has released the first two articles (Staggering Need, Striking Neglect and "It Doesn't Seem Right") in a series investigating the DC Health Department and its funding of HIV/AIDS nonprofits. The Post writes that the DC Health Department's HIV/AIDS Administration has "awarded more than $25 million from 2004 to 2008 to nonprofit agencies marked by questionable spending, lack of clients, or lapses in record-keeping of care." Lack of oversight and lack of proper grant monitorting are two of the perhaps many problems in the HIV/AIDS Administration that led to this.

Mayor Adrian Fenty has responded, saying that most of the groups identified in the articles are no longer doing business with the city. Further, the DC HIV/AIDS Administration has taken steps in recent years to improve oversight.

While investigations continue, I think the most important issue is HIV/AIDS patients in need of care. HIV/AIDS rates in DC are higher than West Africa. Especially during our current economic times, the District government should be held accountable for its contractors and the millions of dollars in funding it provides to help those who need it most.

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