US Government Launches HIV/AIDS Resource Fair
Keeping the Promise to Defeat AIDS in Ethiopia
Press Release
Addis Ababa (U.S. Embassy) – The U.S. Embassy launched
a National HIV/AIDS Resource Fair on November 30 at the
Sheraton Hotel as part of this year’s World AIDS Day
celebration. The event was held in the presence of H.E.
Ato Girma W. Giorgis, President of the Federal Democratic
Republic of Ethiopia, H.E. Dr. Tedros Adhanom, Minister
of Health, Ato Nigatu Mereke, Head of the National HIV/AIDS
Prevention and Control office, H.E. Mr. Brian Moran, Acting
Deputy Chief of Mission, American Embassy, Mr. William Hammink,
Director of US Agency for International Development, Dr.
Tadesse Wuhib, Director of the US Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, representatives of organizations working
on HIV/AIDS, and other invited guests .
The Fair exhibited more than 150 materials on HIV/AIDS
prevention, care, and treatment produced by various organizations
over the past few years under the support of President Bush’s
Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Agency for International
Development (USAID), the Department of Defense (DoD) and
their respective partners have been supporting the Federal
Ministry of Health (FMOH), the HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control
Office (HAPCO), and their regional equivalents in the fight
against HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia. As part of this support to
fight against the pandemic, various materials including
publications, reports, job aids, manuals, documentaries,
Music CDs, campaign materials, kits, etc. were produced
in print, audio-visual, electronic, and web formats.
The USG-Ethiopia partners, in collaboration with HAPCO
and the FMOH, sponsored the Resource Fair to provide all
organizations working on HIV/AIDS a chance to view, learn,
and collect samples of these materials for use in their
respective areas of work. The event also signifies the continuing
commitment of the United States Government in keeping the
promise to continue the fight against HIV/AIDS - the theme
of this year’s World AIDS Day.
Source: http://addisababa.usembassy.gov/pr5105.html
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