Dr. Inmi K. Patterson, Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania April 20, 2020 The story of U.S. leadership in the global battle against COVID-19 is a story of days, months, and decades. Every day, new U.S. technical and material assistance arrives in hospitals and labs around the world. These efforts, in turn, build …
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By PEPFAR Country Coordinator Brian D. Rettmann | December 1, 2018 Fifteen years ago when the United States President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief, or PEPFAR for short, began, HIV was a death sentence in Tanzania as it was in many parts of the world. Today, we are closer than ever to controlling the HIV …
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By U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania Mark B. Childress | September 23, 2016 I wanted to highlight a very important process taking place in Geneva, Switzerland this week as part of a regular Human Rights Review of Tanzania within the UN Human Rights Council. As noted on the UN website “The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is …
Read More» By U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania Mark B. Childress | July 4, 2016 As the United States celebrates the 240th anniversary of our Independence, I am reminded that America, like Tanzania, strives for peace, stability and economic growth for all its citizens. On the 4th of July, we celebrate our Constitution, a cherished document that guarantees …
Read More» By U.S. Ambassador Mark Childress | December 1, 2015 A year ago on the occasion of World AIDS Day, I wrote about working towards an AIDS-free generation in Tanzania. Since then, we have together made important strides in that direction, targeting resources and activities at the places where they are most needed throughout the country. …
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It is my privilege, as the donor countries’ representative, to join you as we commemorate World AIDS Day here in Dar es Salaam. We stand here together today to mourn the world’s losses as a result of HIV and to celebrate its many brave heroes, who have fought in ways big and small against this …
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