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Joint mission to Botswana – UNAIDS, UNICEF and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
18 October 2007
In a joint mission, UNICEF Executive Director Ann Veneman, UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot and Dr Tadatakai Yamada, Executive Director of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Global Health Programme visited Botswana to gain a shared perspective of the progress and challenges facing the country in its AIDS response. With 25% of adults aged 15-49 estimated to be living with HIV, Botswana has one of the world’s highest HIV prevalence rates, but the country has made significant progress in its response to AIDS, especially in providing treatment. Meeting with various officials in the country, Dr Piot praised this progress and stressed the importance of scaling up comprehensive HIV prevention.
From left to right: Dr Tadatakai Yamada, Botswana Minister of Health Professor Sheila Tlou, HE President Festus Mogae, Ms. Ann Veneman and Dr Peter Piot.
The mission visiting the Francistown Referral Hospital pharmacy. Botswana was the first African country to make treatment available to all those living with HIV in need.
From left to right: Dr Piot, Chair of the UN Theme Group on HIV UNFPA Representative Argentina Matavel and Botswana UNAIDS Country Coordinator Evaristo Marowa.
From left to right: Ms Veneman, Dr Piot and Dr Themba Moeti, Managing Director of the African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP), meeting with HE President Festus Mogae (not pictured).