Washington D.C.: {The First Lady, Mrs. Jeannette Kagame is expected, today, to deliver remarks at a conference themed “Going the Whole Nine Yards: What is needed for an Africa free of AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria?”
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The conference will be hosted by Friends of the Global Fund Africa, ahead of Global Fund’s 4th replenishment.
Apart from Mrs. Jeannette Kagame, other notable speakers expected to participate at the conference, are Nigerian Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and Mark Dybul, Global Fund Executive Director.
Government representatives, civil society, members of the private sector, and various foundations will attend the event.
Mrs. Kagame will engage the audience on the positive impact of implementing the Global Fund in Rwanda and the benefits that have accrued to Africa since its establishment.
Mrs. Jeannette Kagame is a board member of Friends of the Global Fund Africa.
Friends of the Global Fund Africa were created on 3 May 2006. Their mission is to galvanize African governments, the private sector and civil society for the purpose of bringing about sustainable and effective methods of addressing AIDS, TB and malaria in Africa, with an emphasis on the Global Fund being a key funding mechanism in the fight.
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