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News Briefs First Lady Says Children's AIDS Clinic Shows "Real Face" of U.S. Compassion for AfricaJuly 11, 2003 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information! First lady Laura Bush, accompanying President Bush on his first presidential tour of Africa, met with HIV-positive children as she visited Botswana-Baylor Children’s Clinical Center for Excellence. Children and their parents are treated, counseled, and given free AIDS drugs by US drug companies at the Gaborone facility. The US aid is "showing people here what the real face of America is like, the compassion that Americans have for the people here who are suffering with AIDS," she said. "My message is that there is hope. There are children all over the world who suffer with AIDS and with other diseases as well, and they are really surrounded by love," Mrs. Bush said. The multimillion-dollar center was funded by Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., based in New York. Associated Press 07.10.2003; Dina Kraft A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information!  This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. Visit the CDC's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.
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