Africa Health Capacity Investment Act

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Number of letters sent

Current:112
Goal:1,000

We are 11% of the way to sending 1,000 letters

Number of recipients

Current:93
Goal:250

We are 37% of the way to reaching 250 recipients

In sub-Saharan Africa, people are dying of treatable and preventable diseases simply because there are not enough doctors, nurses, and community health workers to treat them.

The African Health Capacity Investment Act of 2007 would be the first piece of legislation in the House of Representatives to address Africa’s health workforce crisis, a central obstacle to scaling up essential health services and meeting global health commitments, including for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and maternal and child health. The Senate version, the Durbin Bill, recently cleared a committee and awaits a vote on the floor.

Please contact your Representative and urge him or her to co-sponsor this bill. If your Representative is already a co-sponsor of the African Health Capacity Investment Act, thank them for their support and encourage them to ensure passage of and full funding for the bill.