AMSA at AIDS Day Rally
AMSA Representation at the World AIDS Day Rally
Students from Pritzker’s American Medical Student Association (AMSA) Chapter took both literal and figurative strides toward making AIDS a known issue to local government and beyond. On November 30th, many area medical students gathered together to rally for World AIDS Day, before marching to the Illinois Republican Party offices in Chicago to make known their stance.
Pritzker students advocating for change at the Child World AIDS Day Rally
The People’s Weekly World online reports that, “The student medical association is urging Congress to approve at least $50 billion over the next five years to fight global AIDS and $8 billion to train and retain health care workers.”
First-year student Aaron Cohn was instrumental in orchestrating Pritzker’s participation. On why involvement in the rally was important, he notes,”PEPFAR—the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief—is up for reauthorization right now, making it a critical time to demand change on behalf of those impacted by HIV/AIDS worldwide.”
Joseph Tasosa, a first-year student with family members living in Zimbabwe, told the People’s Weekly World, “There isn’t anyone that doesn’t know anyone who hasn’t died from AIDS,” said Tasosa. “I’m lucky because none of my immediate family is infected.”
Along with Aaron and Joseph, Jonathan Lee, Molly McAdow, Jennifer Kaiser, Emilie Vander Haar, Tashera Perry, and Elizabeth Garza all attended the rally.
