"Nine million people have lower-cost HIV/AIDS medicine because of the work of the Clinton Foundation

[BootinUp]

Hillary Clinton
Candidate for president

"Nine million people have lower-cost HIV/AIDS medicine because of the work of the Clinton Foundation and my husband."
In an interview. – Wednesday, June 8, 2016




Clinton said 9 million people have lower-cost HIV/AIDS medicine thanks to the efforts of the Clinton Foundation and her husband. Bill Clinton started the foundation and its first big project was the Clinton Health Access Initiative. The program focused on using market mechanisms to reduce treatment costs. Costs have fallen dramatically and the initiative remains a key global player in maintaining a steady supply of affordable drugs.

If anything, Clinton understated the number of people who have benefited from the program. We rate this claim True.

Politifact

[dlwickham]

1. Preach!

[Sheepshank]

2. I honestly did not know this

This means so much.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

3. She and Bill have been great on HIV AIDS

Yes, she made one misstatement at a funeral, but they've have a long history of leadership on HIV AIDS

[geek tragedy]

4. That doesn't matter. Charity is evil because Hillary.

[okasha]

5. That's one of their major accomplishments.

[lunamagica]

6. Huge K&R!

[Live and Learn]

7. Lower cost but not free, meaning people still die because they can't get them. nt

[TeacherB87]

8. The perfect is the enemy of the good.

Are you trying to say helping 9 million people doesn't matter because they didn't help even more? Please...

[Live and Learn]

9. That is just silly. nt

[TeacherB87]

10. I agree, so what is the point of your comment on this post?

[Live and Learn]

11. I thought it was quite clear. nt

[Lord Magus]

13. Yes, it was quite clear.

You refuse to give Hillary Clinton credit for anything.

[Live and Learn]

16. You are so wrong. I have given her plenty of credit.

For instance, I give her credit for making people homeless with her support of the financial reform and welfare reform bills. Credit for the deaths of thousands of soldiers due to her IWR vote. Credit for the mass incarceration and police abuse we have with her Crime Bill support and 'super-predator' remarks. And credit for attempting to kill any hope of health care and fair educational access for all with her Bernie snipes.

I give her plenty of credit, I just don't want her help anymore.

[Hekate]

19. You haz a sad tonight. It'll be all right tomorrow, a bright shiny new day....

...with no purges.

[pinebox]

22. Tell that to those who'll die today because they can't afford their meds

[YouDig]

26. Right, because the Bernie foundation provides people with free meds. Oh, wait.

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[JoePhilly]

29. Boom!

[Hekate]

32. Tell ya what.Get rid of the awful ACA.Get rid of the evil Clinton Foundation.Start over from scratch

NOW how many people will die today, pinebox? HOW MANY?

But they will have died in the sanctified glow of those who wait upon perfection itself, so I guess that's all right.

[greyl]

14. Sounds like you're trying to convince yourself to donate to the Clinton Foundation.

HELP THE CLINTONS CHANGE LIVES AROUND THE WORLD

The Clintons have dedicated their lives to service because they have a driving passion to help other people live their best life stories. Donate now to join President Clinton and Chelsea in empowering millions around the world to forge their own paths out of poverty, while combatting climate change, increasing opportunity for girls and women, and reducing preventable disease.

https://bbis.clintonfoundation.org/donate?pageid=4830

[BootinUp]

15. lol nt

[Live and Learn]

17. Maybe they could donate Hillary's banker speech monies. That would go a long way. nt

[Darb]

23. Spoken like a true socialist.

This is the reason Sanders would lose. The whining.

[FSogol]

28. +1 n/t

[DemonGoddess]

33. heh

She actually did donate much of her speech revenue to the foundation.

[betsuni]

12. K&R

[Maru Kitteh]

18. Thanks for the positive post! K&R.

[Hekate]

20. Great information. Thanks.

[azurnoir]

21. well that's great how many in the US benefit from lower HIV/AIDS drug costs due to the foundation'

efforts? that wasn't mentioned

[Darb]

24. Weak effort, but......

a negative one nonetheless. The teabaggers thank you.

[cwydro]

25. K and r.

[YouDig]

27. It's shocking that some people are saying nasty things about this, when it's so obviously

a good deed that the Clintons have done (one of many). Just pure blind hatred. Sad.

[BootinUp]

30. You left off the sarcasm tag.lol.

[Scurrilous]

31. K & R

[DemonGoddess]

34. K&R!

[William769]

35. Kick and so highly recommended!

[mcar]

36. The Clinton Foundation has done some incredible work