Political Quotes

“I would also like to share a couple other examples of the success of this initiative and how this funding is helping regular people and making a difference in Latin America. Bolivia, a large nation the size of Texas with 9 million people, thanks to the PEPFAR initiative we're using data to combat HIV/AIDS. In fact, real-time data is helping Bolivian health officials carry out more HIV/AIDS prevention education, including HIV counseling and testing services. And according to the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS, prevalence rates in Bolivia's general population has remained at 1-10th of 1 percent, which is remarkable success compared to some of its neighbors. In Central America, in the Republic of Honduras, beginning in February of 2005 the United States awarded its first set of grants through USAID to 10 local nongovernmental organizations working with 43 Honduran communities most impacted by HIV/AIDS. In their first 7 months of implementation, the organization has reached over 27,000 at-risk individuals with behavioral change models.”