[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 47 (Monday, November 27, 2006)]
[Pages 2077-2078]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Remarks Following a Tour of the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City

November 20, 2006

    Laura and I are honored to be here at the center of an effort to 
help Vietnam battle HIV/AIDS. And Doctor, thank you for this wonderful 
tour. We've got a comprehensive strategy involved through our PEPFAR 
program with the country. We've got a very

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strong mother-to-child transmission program to prevent the children from 
developing HIV/AIDS.
    The doctor has been explaining to us their strategy on how to detect 
HIV/AIDS not only in the cities but in the provinces. And part of our 
comprehensive strategy to help this country is to distribute 
antiretroviral drugs.
    Laura and I have come by to thank the doctor and her staff for their 
compassionate work, and to assure the Vietnamese people that we will 
still help them fight HIV/AIDS.

Note: The President spoke at 10:29 a.m. In his remarks, he referred to 
Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, director, Pasteur Institute.