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Haiti - HIV/AIDS : Sophia Martelly chairs the Haitian delegation to the UN 08/06/2011 14:34:03
Sophia Martelly, the First Lady of the Republic of Haiti, who heads the Haitian delegation, has left Port-au-Prince to New York yesterday Tuesday, June 7, 2011. This morning, at UN headquarters, the First Lady of Haiti, has attended the opening of this special session which runs until June 10. On the sidelines of the ceremony, she will have the privilege to speak during a unique event involving the spouses of Heads of State or of Government from the whole world around a common commitment for the elimination of the transmission of HIV from mother to child by 2015. Dr. Ernest Massiah, Director of the UNAIDS Regional Support Team, advised, that although five countries in the region have experienced dramatic decreases in new infections by the HIV, approximately 18,000 people are still infected each year in the Caribbean, 50 people per day. The First Lady, by participating to this event,wishes to emphasize the high contribution of Haiti to the advancement of the global response to AIDS both at the level of the research of care and treatment than in psychosocial support and reiterated her commitment to this struggle. See also: https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-3126-haiti-hiv-aids-intervention-of-sophia-martelly-to-the-united-nations.html S/ HaitiLibre
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