Ambassador Dybul visits Côte d’Ivoire (July 2007)

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On Monday, July 16, 2007, Ambassador Mark Dybul, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, arrived in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire to consult with top Ivorian government officials and get a firsthand look at the country’s fight against the epidemic. Ambassador Dybul was joined by Michel Kazatchkine, Executive Director of The Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, and U.S. Ambassador Aubrey Hooks for visits with President Laurent Gbagbo; Prime Minister Soro Guillaume; Minister of the Fight Against AIDS Christine Adjobi; Minister of Health Allah Kouadio Remy; Minister of National Education Gilbert Bleu Lainé; Minister of Family, Women, and Social Affairs Jeanne Peumond; and representatives of civil society. While in Côte d’Ivoire, Ambassador Dybul also visited PEPFAR-supported HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care projects.

U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Mark Dybul meets with a 14-year-old member of N’Zrama, an association of orphans and vulnerable children and youth in Bouake, during a two-day visit to Côte d’Ivoire. They are accompanied by Ivorian National HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment Program Director Dr. Virginie Traore, left, and PEPFAR Country Coordinator Jyoti Schlesinger.
U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Mark Dybul meets with a 14-year-old member of N’Zrama, an association of orphans and vulnerable children and youth in Bouake, during a two-day visit to Côte d’Ivoire. They are accompanied by Ivorian National HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment Program Director Dr. Virginie Traore, left, and PEPFAR Country Coordinator Jyoti Schlesinger. 		  Ambassador Dybul greets a member of FEE, a support group for HIV-positive women, at Centre SAS, a PEPFAR partner providing HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care services in Bouake, Côte d’Ivoire.
Ambassador Dybul greets a member of FEE, a support group for HIV-positive women, at Centre SAS, a PEPFAR partner providing HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care services in Bouake, Côte d’Ivoire.		   Ambassador Dybul joined the PEPFAR team for tea and a tour of the PEPFAR-funded Projet RETRO-CI laboratory during his visit to Côte d’Ivoire.
Ambassador Dybul joined the PEPFAR team for tea and a tour of the PEPFAR-funded Projet RETRO-CI laboratory during his visit to Côte d’Ivoire. 		  Ambassador Mark Dybul, center, chats with PEPFAR Côte d’Ivoire Coordinator Jyoti Schlesinger, left, and U.S. Ambassador Aubrey Hooks before meeting with top Ivorian government officials during a two-day visit in July.
Ambassador Mark Dybul, center, chats with PEPFAR Côte d’Ivoire Coordinator Jyoti Schlesinger, left, and U.S. Ambassador Aubrey Hooks before meeting with top Ivorian government officials during a two-day visit in July.
 
Minister for the Fight Against AIDS Christine Adjobi discusses Côte d’Ivoire’s response to the epidemic with PEPFAR Country Coordinator Jyoti Schlesinger, Ambassador Dybul, U.S. Ambassador Aubrey Hooks, and Executive Director of The Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, Michel Kazatchkine.
Minister for the Fight Against AIDS Christine Adjobi discusses Côte d’Ivoire’s response to the epidemic with PEPFAR Country Coordinator Jyoti Schlesinger, Ambassador Dybul, U.S. Ambassador Aubrey Hooks, and Executive Director of The Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, Michel Kazatchkine.		   From left, Ambassador Mark Dybul, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, and U.S. Ambassador Aubrey Hooks joined Ivorian Minister of Health Allah Kouadio Remy and Michel Kazatchkine, Executive Director of The Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, for talks about Côte d’Ivoire’s health-sector response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
From left, Ambassador Mark Dybul, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, and U.S. Ambassador Aubrey Hooks joined Ivorian Minister of Health Allah Kouadio Remy and Michel Kazatchkine, Executive Director of The Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, for talks about Côte d’Ivoire’s health-sector response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. 		       

   
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