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Urgent Action
Updates
ACTION ALERT! (April 4, 2008)
It's time to take action against Hepatitis B! Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA) has introduced HR 3944, the National Hepatitis B Act, which will create a comprehensive prevention, control and medical management plan for hepatitis B. Click here
ACTION ALERT! (Feb 10, 2008)
Urge Your Members Of Congress to Get the FDA to Fast–track Approval of Promising Treatments for HCV and Other Liver Diseases. Click here
ACTION ALERT! (Feb 7, 2008)
Urge Your Members Of Congress To Fund Hepatitis C In Their Appropriations Programmatic Request Letters. Click here to sign the petition.
ACTION ALERT! (Jan 14, 2008)
Hepatitis C - Forgotten Victims (Canada).
On July 13, 2006, the Canadian government agreed to compensate tainted blood victims in Canada. Many are still waiting. Click here to sign the petition.
ACTION ALERT! (Aug 24, 2007)
Please contact your Senators and ask them to Approve State Funding for Syringe Exchange in California Click here for sample letter.
ACTION ALERT! (July 18, 2007)
Join Advocates, Consumers and Providers Statewide by urging policymakers to pass affordable, comprehensive healthcare this year. Now is the time to let Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Your legislators know how you feel Click here for sample letter. Click here for list of people to send the letter to.
ACTION ALERT! (July 6, 2007)
Please contact your Senators and ask them to Approve State Funding for Syringe Exchange in California Click here for sample letter.
ACTION ALERT! (June 15, 2007)
Please contact your Senators and ask them to support a $10.8 million increase for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Viral Hepatitis (DVH). Click here for sample letter.
ACTION ALERT! (April 12, 2007)
Urgent appeal to fax support letter for Hepatitis B Prevention Bill being heard in committee this week--Fax letter to Assembly Health Committee (916) 319-2197. Click here to get sample letter.
ACTION ALERT! (posted Feb 19, 2007)
Urge your Members of Congress to fund hepatitis c prevention in their appropriations request letters. Click here to read more and download sample letters.
California Hepatitis C Alliance Newlsetter
Link
to United States House Of Representatives:
Link
to United States Senate:
Listing
of State Hepatitis C Coordinators
 Bill
S.521
To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary
of Health and Human Services to establish, promote, and support
a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management
referral program for hepatitis C virus infection.
H.
R. 1290
To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary
of Health and Human Services to establish, promote, and support
a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management
referral program for hepatitis C virus infection.
Writing
Tips – Letters of Support
Writing a letter of support is relatively simple. It is important
to remember that legislative assistants receive thousands
of letters and only have a fraction of time to read them,
so it is very important that the letter is clear, concise
and to the point.
 Media Kit
A sample Media Kit that we have put together to help you make your community more aware about hepatitis C
Sample
Letter
Download a sample letter to help you get started.
HAAC
ACTION ALERT
Demand FDA Approve Long-Delayed, Lower-Cost Generic Ribavirin
for the Treatment of Hepatitis C.
It has been twenty-two months since the original patents
and market exclusivities on Rebetol (brand ribavirin) have
expired and twenty-eight months since generic drug makers
submitted their applications to the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) to approve marketing of generic lower-cost ribavirin.
CONTACT YOUR CONGRESSPERSON AND SENATORS TO DEMAND THAT THE
FDA stop playing into pharmaceutical industry delay tactics
and approve generic ribavirin for the treatment of Hepatitis
C NOW! |
