Hot off the press

The planning for the HHS visit over the past few weeks is finally paying off. The Secretary's visit has been a huge success over the past two days. Here are some photos from today...

Here members of the delgation are talking with a family about the home-based management of fever program where health workers visit homes and distribute medication, bed nets, and other supplies.

Here is a team of home-based counselors describing what supplies they distribute.
Here is Health and Human Services Secretary Leavitt addressing the community members and supporting the distribution of and use of bed nets.

Here is Admiral Ziemer (Coordinator of the President's Malaria Initiative) and Ambassador Arietti (U.S. Ambassador, Rwanda)
Here are students at a school performing a modern dance.

Here the delegation is watching a skit performed by an anti-AIDS club about voluntary HIV/AIDS testing and counseling.
Here Aimee is introducing Moise, the student President of the anti-AIDS club at a local school to the Secretary and she is standing next to Dr. Innocent who is the Government of Rwanda's Minister of State.
Here Secretary Leavitt is asking questions to a group of students participating in an HIV/AIDS education and pre-test counseling session.
Here Dr. Julie Gerberding (Director of the CDC) is talking to one of our counselors about the HIV/AIDS testing materials.

Here Secretary Leavitt is getting a finger prick HIV/AIDS test at the school.

Here is Secretary Leavitt with some of the students.

A lot of planning has gone into this visit, but of course seeing the product is exciting. I have also enjoyed meeting the Secretary and many of the delegation members. The programs we planned for the itinerary have really highlighted the impressive prevention and treatment activities in Rwanda along with the many positive results on the health of Rwandans.