Bush Gives Zambian Mother Kiss -- and Commitment to Fight AIDS; President Bush Champions $15 Billion Global AIDS Bill in White House Ceremony.To download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. high-resolution, print-ready JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, click on the thumbnail A miniature representation of a page or image that is used to identify a file by its contents. Clicking the thumbnail opens the file. Thumbnails are an option in file managers, such as Windows Explorer, and they are found in photo editing and graphics program to quickly browse multiple image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption Photo Editors/City Desks NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available A photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.043003/bb11 WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2003 World Vision's Princess Kasune Zulu meets with president in Oval Office After receiving a kiss from President Bush on Tuesday, an HIV-positive Zambian mother is hoping for another expression of commitment from Congress: swift passage of the president's Emergency Plan for AIDS relief The President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR/Emergency Plan) is a commitment of $15 billion over five years (2003–2008) from United States President George W. Bush to fight the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. . World Vision representative Princess Kasune Zulu was among a small group of religious and business leaders, as well as AIDS advocates and Uganda's ambassador, who met with the president and other top administration officials in the Oval Office to discuss the President's plan to fight the worldwide HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome crisis that claims the lives of 8,000 people each day. "The crisis in Africa requires immediate attention. World Vision asks for swift passage of this bill," said Zulu, a World Vision worker from Zambia who has tested HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. positive. "Any delay will result in the loss of human lives." After the Oval Office meeting, Bush kissed Zulu on the cheek before his East Room appearance in front of the press, members of Congress and others concerned with the international AIDS crisis. The President championed the Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, which designates $3 billion a year for five years to fight AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean. The House of Representatives is expected to consider the bill this week. World Vision encourages Americans to contact their congressional representatives now to urge swift passage of the bill. In addition, World Vision supports designating at least 10 percent of the allocated funds to help the 13 million orphans and vulnerable children who are suffering because of AIDS. This includes an aggressive effort to educate children young people on how to stay HIV negative. Founded in 1950, World Vision is a Christian relief and development organization, serving the world's poorest children and families in nearly 100 countries. For more information, visit www.worldvision.org. Note: A photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.043003/bb11 To purchase photo rights, contact Reuters Reuters British cooperative news agency. Founded in 1851 by Paul Julius Reuter, it was initially concerned with commercial news but began to serve a growing newspaper clientele after the London Morning Advertiser subscribed in 1858. : Charmian Grove 646/223-4360 |
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