Apr 23 Philly March for HepC cure for Mumia & all prisoners

March in West Philly demanding hep C cure for Mumia Abu-Jamal, 10,000 PA prisoners and 50,000 Philly residents. The Hepatitis C Virus is a deadly disease that can cause liver cancer, liver failure or require a liver transplant. Despite the fact there is a cure, the virus is ravaging our communities and is a greater threat to PA residents than HIC, Ebola or Zika.
Thousands are being denied the hep C cure by Medicaid, the Veterans Administration, personal medical insurers and the PA Department of Corrections.
In 2015, political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal almost died from hepatitis C complications and continues to suffer today without treatment. For prisoners like Mumia Abu-Jamal, untreated hepatitis C is a death sentence - a clear violation of the U.S. Constitution’s Eight Amendment prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment.
Prisoners with untreated hep C unknowingly bring this deadly disease back to their communities – often to neighborhoods with poor access to quality healthcare.
We call on Governor Wolf to make the cure for hepatitis-C possible for all