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A new partnership was forged today between National AIDS Control Organisation and the Clinton Foundation in the presence of Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss. Under the Memorandum of Understanding signed by Dr. S.Y. Quraishi, Project Director, NACO and Mr. Ira Magaziner, Chairman, Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative, the foundation will support increased care and treatment programme for people living HIV/AIDS in India. As per the agreement, the Foundation is to help India with assistance in developing laboratory testing capabilities for the disease, training of health professionals and community mobilization effort in support of AIDS care. The Clinton Foundation will also support setting up of a national system for deploying testing capabilities throughout the country, assistance with procuring low priced testing equipment. The Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss welcomed the support extended by the Clinton Foundation to NACO and hoped that the partnership will help in India’s efforts to contain the spread of HIV/AIDS.
This initiative which began in August, 2004 was expected to be formalized during President Clinton’s visit in September. However, due to health reasons he could not come to India.
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