Announcements

** International News Service Now Available

AIDS TREATMENT NEWS is now publishing a quarterly
international news service for AIDS service organizations and
other newsletters. We began the news service after receiving
several requests from organizations in developing countries
for basic treatment information that could be distributed to
people with AIDS.

The articles have been edited to reduce the amount of medical
terminology usually present in our regular editions. The
material is not copyrighted and reproduction is encouraged.

The news service is part of a collaborative project with the
International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC).
We are forming partnerships with PWA and community-based
organizations in Mexico, Brazil, Chili, Kenya, India ,
Maylasia and the Philippines so that each organization can
translate and distribute the information to best serve their
communities. Tax-deductible donations can be made to IGLHRC
to help fund this project.

The first edition of the news service includes an article on
antiviral therapy (a backgrounder for those who know little
about AZT, ddI, or ddC), as well as reprints from the regular
edition of AIDS TREATMENT NEWS on nutrition, Yohimbine (a
traditional treatment used for fatigue) and the International
Conference on AIDS in Africa. In later editions we hope to
utilize articles from other treatment newsletters as well as
AIDS TREATMENT NEWS.

The quarterly news service is available for $25 a year. AIDS
organizations in developing countries that cannot afford a
subscription are asked to write to us to request the service
free. To subscribe send a check for $25 to AIDS TREATMENT
NEWS Service, P.O. Box 411256, San Francisco, CA 94141.

** California Funding: AIDS Lobby Day May 10

The third annual AIDS Budget Lobby Day will take place
Monday, May 10th, from 10:30 to 4:00, at the State Capitol in
Sacramento. It will include briefings, a rally, and
appointments or drop-in visits with one's legislators and
their staffs. Persons who can go are asked to register by
Friday, April 30, so that appointments can be scheduled.

The Lobby Day is organized by the AIDS Budget Coalition,
consisting of AIDS Project Los Angeles, AIDS Service
Providers Association, California Association of AIDS
Agencies, LIFE AIDS Lobby, Planned Parenthood Affiliates of
California, Sacramento AIDS Foundation, San Francisco AIDS
Foundation, and San Francisco Interreligious Coalition on
AIDS.

To register, or for more information, call 415/864-5855 x
2537.