HHS Secretary Michael O. Leavitt’s Five-Day Visit to the Republic of India in January 2008 to Advance Import Safety and Further Partnerships on Health and Science

	January 7, 2008 – U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt and the Indian Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, the Honorable Anbumani Ramadoss, M.D., M.P., listen as Sikhamani Rajasekaran, M.D., the Superintendent of the Government Hospital of Thoracic Medicine (GHTM) in Chennai, the capital of the Indian State of Tamil Nadu, describes the hospital's work in treating patients with HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. The U.S. Consul General in Chennai, David Hopper, and the HHS Health Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, Altaf Lal, M.D., look on in the background.
	January 7, 2008 – HHS Secretary Michael O. Leavitt exchanges gifts with a group of young patients at the Government Hospital of Thoracic Medicine in Chennai, India.
	January 7, 2008 – In Chennai, the capital of the Indian State of Tamil Nadu, members of the Loyola College chapter of the Red Ribbon Club pose with U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael O. Leavitt and the Indian Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, the Honorable Anbumani Ramadoss, M.D., M.P.
	January 7, 2008 – HHS Secretary Michael O. Leavitt meets a program director working to treat HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis at the Government Hospital of Thoracic Medicine in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu State, in India.
	January 7, 2008 – HHS Secretary Michael O. Leavitt meets young Indian physicians who are working to treat HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis at the Government Hospital of Thoracic Medicine in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu State, in India. The doctors are enrolled in a special one-year fellowship on HIV/AIDS care and treatment sponsored by the HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as part of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
	January 9, 2008 – HHS Secretary Michael O. Leavitt refers to a shipping container full of spices destined for the United States during a visit to AVT McCormick Ingredients, Private Limited, in Cochin, India. He is joined by the Commissioner of the HHS Food and Drug Administration, the Honorable Andrew von Eschenbach, M.D.
	January 9, 2008 – HHS Secretary Michael O. Leavitt (right) tours the Port of Cochin in Kerala State with Indian port officials. He is joined by the Commissioner of the HHS Food and Drug Administration, the Honorable Andrew von Eschenbach, M.D. (third from right), and U.S. Consul General David Hopper (fourth from right).
	January 9, 2008 – HHS Secretary Michael O. Leavitt (center) and HHS/FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach (left) examine extracts made from spices at Synthite Industrial Chemicals, Limited in Cochin, India. To the right of Secretary Leavitt is Aju Jacob, Director of Synthite Industrial Chemicals, Limited.
	January 10, 2008 – U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt listens to a chorus sing the anthem of Jamia Millia Islamia University, in New Delhi, Republic of India, during his visit to speak to students and faculty.
	January 10, 2008 – U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt speaks to students and faculty at Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi, Republic of India.
	January 10, 2008 – U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt (right) and HHS Food and Drug Administrator Andrew von Eschenbach, M.D., plant a tree during their visit to Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi, Republic of India.
	January 10, 2008 - U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt and the HHS Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach, M.D., talk with Samlee Plianbangchang, M.D., the Regional Director of the South East Asia Regional Office of the World Health Organization in New Delhi, India.
	January 10, 2008 - U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt meets with Indian Minister of Commerce Kamal Nath, M.P., in New Delhi, India. Joining the Secretary are U.S. Ambassador to India David Mulford (R) and HHS Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach, M.D.
	January 11, 2008 – U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael O. Leavitt administers oral polio vaccine to a small child at the Sriniwaspuri Maternal and Child Welfare Center in New Delhi, India, to show support for India's efforts to eradicate polio.
	January 11, 2008 – U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael O. Leavitt administers oral polio vaccine to a small child at the Sriniwaspuri Maternal and Child Welfare Center in New Delhi, India, to show support for India's efforts to eradicate polio.
	January 11, 2008 – U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael O. Leavitt administers oral polio vaccine to a small child at the Sriniwaspuri Maternal and Child Welfare Center in New Delhi, India, to show support for India's efforts to eradicate polio.
	January 11, 2008 – U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael O. Leavitt greets a young mother during a National Immunization Days event at the Sriniwaspuri Maternal and Child Welfare Center in New Delhi, India, where he administered vaccine to children to show support for India's efforts to eradicate polio.
	January 11, 2008 – U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt marks the finger of a young child he has just vaccinated against polio, during a National Immunization Days event at the Sriniwaspuri Maternal and Child Welfare Center in New Delhi, India.
	January 11, 2008 – The Honorable Andrew von Eschenbach, M.D., Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, administers oral polio vaccine to a small child at the Sriniwaspuri Maternal and Child Welfare Center in New Delhi, India, to show support for India's efforts to eradicate polio.
	January 11, 2008 – U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt marks the finger of a young child he has just vaccinated against polio, during a National Immunization Days event at the Sriniwaspuri Maternal and Child Welfare Center in New Delhi, India. Holding the child is the Honorable Andrew von Eschenbach, M.D., Commissioner of the HHS Food and Drug Administration.
	January 11, 2008 – U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael O. Leavitt greets children during a National Immunization Days event at the Sriniwaspuri Maternal and Child Welfare Center in New Delhi, India, where he administered vaccine to children to show support for India's efforts to eradicate polio.
	January 11, 2008 – U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael O. Leavitt speaks to reporters after vaccinating young children against polio, during a National Immunization Days event at the Sriniwaspuri Maternal and Child Welfare Center in New Delhi, India.
	January 11, 2008 – U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael O. Leavitt and members of the local polio-eradication team at the Sriniwaspuri Maternal and Child Welfare Center in New Delhi, India.
	January 11, 2008 – U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael O. Leavitt (left) speaks on product safety at a meeting of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), in New Delhi, India. Next to the Secretary is the President of FICCI, Habil Khorakiwala.
	January 11, 2008 – U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael O. Leavitt greets the Indian Minister of Science and Technology, the Honorable Kapil Sibal, M.P., at the Minister’s offices in New Delhi.

Last revised: January 16, 2008