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President Discusses World AIDS Day
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush host a meeting on World AIDS Day in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Friday, Dec. 1, 2006. As this World AIDS Day marks the 25th anniversary of the discovery of the HIV virus, President Bush said, “It is a day for the world to recognize the fact that there are 39 million people living with HIV/AIDS, and a day to remember the fact that 25 million people have died of AIDS.” White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush host a meeting on World AIDS Day in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Friday, Dec. 1, 2006. As this World AIDS Day marks the 25th anniversary of the discovery of the HIV virus, President Bush said, “It is a day for the world to recognize the fact that there are 39 million people living with HIV/AIDS, and a day to remember the fact that 25 million people have died of AIDS.” White House photo by Eric Draper Full Story
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush speak with their guests at a meeting on World AIDS Day in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Friday, Dec. 1, 2006, who support the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which is the largest international health initiative in history dedicated to a single disease. Angelina Magaga, Center Coordinator for the Light and Courage Center Trust in Botswana, Africa, is seen at right. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush host a meeting on World AIDS Day in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Friday, Dec. 1, 2006. As this World AIDS Day marks the 25th anniversary of the discovery of the HIV virus, President Bush said, “It is a day for the world to recognize the fact that there are 39 million people living with HIV/AIDS, and a day to remember the fact that 25 million people have died of AIDS.” White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush talks with reporters at a meeting hosted by President Bush and Laura Bush on World AIDS Day in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Friday, Dec. 1, 2006. President Bush said the United States is committed in helping solve this problem by dedicating a lot of resources to battle against HIV/AIDS around the world. President Bush is seen with, from left to right, Dr. Getachew Feleke of the Nassau U. Medical Center of Farmingdale, N.Y.; U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Michael O. Leavitt and Angelina Magaga, right, of the Light and Courage Center Trust of Botswana, Africa. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush welcomes Cyriaque Yapo Ako, executive director of the Reseau Ivoirien des Organisations de PVVIH in Cote d’Ivoire, Africa, to the White House World AIDS Day meeting hosted by President Bush and Laura Bush, Friday, Dec. 1, 2006. Participants included supporters of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which is the largest international health initiative in history dedicated to a single disease. Angelina Magaga of the Light and Courage Center Trust of Botswana, Africa, is seen center. White House photo by Eric Draper

 
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