AHF Mourns Passing of Former Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK)
28 Marzo 2020 - 3:22PM
Business Wire
Global nonprofit AIDS care provider salutes
former senator as leader in Congress pushing for global access to
HIV/AIDS care and treatment.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) mourns the death earlier today
of former United State Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK). According to CNN,
Coburn “…died at his home Saturday, according to a statement from
his family. He was 72.”
“Tom Coburn became the foremost champion for the fight against
AIDS in the US Congress,” said Michael Weinstein, President
of AHF, the largest global AIDS organization currently caring for
over 1.4 million people living with HIV/AIDS in 45 countries around
the globe. “As a doctor, but most of all as a human being, Senator
Coburn was deeply committed to universal access to treatment for
HIV and AIDS. Millions have survived because of his leadership. We
didn't always agree, but we knew that he cared deeply. He will be
sorely missed.”
About AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest
global AIDS organization, currently provides medical care and/or
services to over 1.34 million people in 45 countries worldwide in
the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, the Asia/Pacific Region
and Eastern Europe. To learn more about AHF, please visit our
website: www.aidshealth.org, find us on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/aidshealth and follow us on Twitter:
@aidshealthcare and Instagram: @aidshealthcare.
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John Hassell, National Director of Advocacy, AHF
+1.202.774.4854 [cell] John.hassell@aidshealth.org LOS ANGELES
Ged Kenslea, Senior Director, Communications, AHF
+1.323.791.5526 [cell] +.323.308.1833 [work]
gedk@aidshealth.org