Former President Bill Clinton came to Vietnam

Last night, December 5, former US President Bill Clinton came to Hanoi, the last stop in the Asian journey to visit countries affected by the tsunami in 2004 and visit HIV prevention initiatives. AIDS Fund of the Clinton Foundation.

The focus of the visit was the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Clinton Foundation and the Ministry of Health regarding the supply of HIV treatment and drug drugs to 1,200 HIV-infected children in Vietnam by the end of 2007.

The expected signing ceremony will take place this afternoon on December 6 at the Presidential Palace under the witness of President Nguyen Minh Triet.

Mr. Clinton will also have a roundtable discussion with Vietnamese students and young people - including some AIDS patients - around the role of young people in the fight against the disease of the century and the importance of trying it out. HIV. About 200 guests were invited to attend this event.

The Clinton Foundation's HIV / AIDS initiative came into operation in Vietnam from July 2006. In the past four months, the fund has provided treatment for about 500 HIV-infected children and supported the training of about 100 health workers.

Former US President Bill Clinton waved to reporters at Hilton Hotel, Hanoi (Photo: Viet Dung, TTO)

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