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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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00HARARE5624 U.S. - E.U. COOPERATION ON HIV/AIDS, MALARIA
[...] SUMMARY: DONOR COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION IN ZIMBABWE IS A CORE COMPONENT OF THE U.S. MISSION'S RESPONSE TO THE HIV/AIDS CRISIS IN ZIMBABWE. THE U.S. MISSION, AND ITS E.U. PARTNERS, ARE TAKING THE LEAD IN THE DONOR COMMUNITY IN MITIGATING THE HIV/AIDS CRISIS. THE U.S. MISSION P [...]
2000-10-04 13:55:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI KHIV TBIO ZI
01ABUJA1007OAU HIV/AIDS SUMMIT IN ABUJA
[...] Thirty-five African heads of state attended the Extraordinary OAU Summit on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Other Related Infectious Diseases held in Abuja April 26- 27. Featured guest speakers included UN Secretary General Koffi Annan and former President Bill Clinton. Jerry Rawlings, former Pr [...]
2001-05-07 10:25:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV PREL SOCI OAU NI
01GABORONE3514A GRASS-ROOTS LOOK AT HIV/AIDS IN BOTSWANA
[...] DURING OUR RECENT TRAVELS UPCOUNTRY, THE AMBASSADOR AND EMBASSY STAFF LOOKED AT COMMUNITY-BASED ACTIVITIES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS AND INTERAGENCY USG SUPPORT FOR THOSE EFFORTS. IT WAS A SOBERING EXPERIENCE THAT EMPHASIZED THE DEBILITATING SOCIAL EFFECTS OF THE DISEASE. SELEBI-PHIKW [...]
2001-11-01 05:42:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID SOCI MASS PHUM BBG BC
01HANOI2814 HIV/AIDS IN VIETNAM: USG INCREASES
[...] IN A SIGNIFICANT BROADENING OF USG-GVN ENGAGEMENT ON HEALTH ISSUES, THE CHARGE AND VICE MINISTER OF HEALTH TRAN CHI LIEM SIGNED AN AGREEMENT ON OCTOBER 23 TO PROVIDE $2 MILLION TO THE HEALTH MINISTRY TO EXPAND ITS HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, CARE AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS. FROM THE CDC GLOBAL AIDS PRO [...]
2001-10-26 08:46:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TBIO EAID VM HIV AIDS
01HOCHIMINHCITY648DOMESTIC NGOS IN HCMC
[...] SUMMARY: AFTER 1975, VIETNAM'S COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT CLOSED OR TOOK OVER THE ADMINISTRATION OF SCHOOLS, ORPHANAGES, HEALTH FACILITIES, AND OTHER CHARITABLE AND SOCIAL FACILITIES IN SAIGON THAT PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN MANAGED BY RELIGIOUS OR OTHER PRIVATE ENTITIES. IN THE PAST FEW YEARS IN HCMC, A [...]
2001-05-30 03:14:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI PHUM PGOV KIRF KHIV VM
02ABUJA1748 THE A-B-C-D OF AIDS -- NIGERIAN
[...] SUMMARY: Nigerians who focus on the HIV/AIDS epidemic use A-B-C-D (A-Abstain, B-Be faithful, C-use Condoms, OR D-you Die) as a mnemonic device with target audiences. Sixty activists and program leaders -- Muslim and Christian -- who attended one of the two two-day workshops in Kaduna and L [...]
2002-06-12 11:54:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV KPAO OIIP SCUL NI
02ABUJA3346NIGERIA: MINISTER OF HEALTH PLEDGES
[...] (SBU) On December 16, Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by USAID Acting Director, USAID HIV/AIDS Officer and CDC/Nigeria Statistician, presented the joint letter from Secretaries Powell and Thompson on the President's International Mother and Child HIV/AIDS Initiative (reftel) and delivered the s [...]
2002-12-19 16:11:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALKSCA OPDC OSCI PREL SOCI TBIO TSPL KHIV NI
02ABUJA693NIGERIA: GLOBAL FUND PROPOSALS FORTHCOMING
[...] No summary [...]
2002-03-05 08:56:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID NI
02AMMAN3619JORDAN: XIV INTERNATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2002-07-03 05:41:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEAID OTRA KHIV TBIO JO
02HANOI2845 SEX AND THE CITY -- HANOI STYLE
[...] (U) SUMMARY. THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV) AND GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM (GVN) ADMIT THAT PROSTITUTION IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR THE COUNTRY. DISCOS, KARAOKE BARS, MASSAGE PARLORS, AND OTHER "FUN" LOCATIONS EVEN IN STAID HANOI INCREASINGLY OFFER PROFESSIONAL OR SEMI-PROFESSIONAL [...]
2002-11-26 09:57:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI PGOV KHIV VM HIV AIDS TIP
02HANOI553CDC AND GVN LAUNCH NATIONAL PROGRAM TO COMBAT HIV/AIDS
[...] THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH (MOH)/NATIONAL AIDS STANDING BUREAU, IN COLLABORATION WITH AND SUPPORT FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 00553 110920Z CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC)/EMBASSY HANOI, HAS LAUNCHED ITS NATIONAL PROGRAM TO COMBAT THE HIV [...]
2002-03-11 08:56:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TBIO EAID VM HIV AIDS
02HARARE2192 ZIMBABWE: GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS
[...] (U) The US Embassy, HHS/CDC and USAID have had a series of discussions on coordinating the US Government response to the HIV and AIDS crisis in Zimbabwe. One of the current discussions and concerns has been the use of Global Fund for AIDS, TB, and Malaria (GFATM) monies in Zimbabwe. 2. (U [...]
2002-10-01 11:36:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV TBIO SOCI PGOV ZI
02HOCHIMINHCITY55GIA LAI PROVINCE HEALTHCARE: LEPROSY AND HIV/AIDS
[...] SUMMARY: IN A DECEMBER MEETING, THE DIRECTOR OF THE GIA LAI PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CALLED LEPROSY HIS MAIN PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN. HE ALSO DISCUSSED OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS, INCLUDING HIV/AIDS, AND AMBITIOUS PLANS TO IMPROVE THE STAFFING/FACILITIES OF THE PROVINCE'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. [...]
2002-01-22 05:56:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KHIV PREF VM HIV AIDS
03ANKARA7492BLACK SEA STATES TO CREATE NETWORK TO COMBAT AIDS
[...] Action Request -- See para 7. 2. Summary: The Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC),in cooperation with UN agencies, wants to establish a regional network to address the growing risk of an AIDS outbreak in the Black Sea region. The concept has been endorsed by BSEC Foreign Ministers; [...]
2003-12-05 15:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECIN KHIV SENV SOCI TU
03HARARE2000 Zimbabwe HIV and AIDS Education Messages at
[...] Summary: Zimbabwe is facing both a food security crisis and the HIV and AIDS pandemic. Rural food distribution points provide an opportunity to save lives in terms of combatting hunger and fighting HIV/AIDS. USAID has just launched a new program working with local communities to capitalize [...]
2003-10-02 08:08:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TSPL OSCI TBIO KSCA US ZI
03HARARE289GOZ EXTENDS EMERGENCY ON HIV/AIDS
[...] The Government of Zimbabwe declared, in a statutory instrument in the January 17 Government Gazette, an emergency on HIV/AIDS for a period of five years effective from 1 January 2003. The emergency declaration allows the State or persons authorized in writing by the Minister of Justice, Lega [...]
2003-02-10 13:54:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV ETRD ZI
03HARARE485BINGA - INCREASED PREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITION AMONG
[...] Summary: On February 11, Save the Children-UK (SCF) issued its third Binga District Nutrition Survey in which they reported a slight increase in the prevalence of acute malnutrition among children aged 6 -59 months. The increase was not enough for malnutrition among pre-school aged children i [...]
2003-03-07 09:53:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KHIV ZI
03HARARE579 HIV/AIDS MESSAGES REACH MILLIONS OF
[...] Summary: USAID/Zimbabwe is making creative use of television to reach millions of youth with HIV/AIDS messages. Adolescence is a period of dynamic change and although many youth are healthy, they face the risks of unwanted pregnancies, HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. In Zi [...]
2003-03-20 13:52:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV ZI HIV AIDS
03HARARE583FOOD AID PROGRAM JUST IN TIME IN LOWER GWERU
[...] (U) PolOff attended the official launch of the Consortium for Southern African Famine Emergency (C-SAFE) project by CARE International in Lower Gweru, Midlands province on March 13. Food distributions are occurring just in time, as several people had collapsed in the weeks preceding CARE di [...]
2003-03-21 06:03:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID KHIV ZI
03HARARE757 USG Response to Zimbabwe HIV/AIDS Crisis
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-16 13:56:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TSPL OSCI TBIO KSCA US ZI HIV AIDS
03HARARE758USG HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS IN ZIMBABWE: POISED FOR
[...] I call your attention to reftel which outlines the progress the US has made in HIV/AIDS prevention, care/treatment and mitigation in Zimbabwe, perhaps the second most affected country in the world. I believe it critical that the USG continue to give priority attention to Zimbabwe's enormous pu [...]
2003-04-16 14:21:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TSPL OSCI KSCA ZI US HIV AIDS
03HARARE967BUSINESS SLOW TO ACT ON HIV/AIDS
[...] Zimbabwe has one of the highest HIV infection rates in the world but the private sector has done surprisingly little to help stem the spread of the disease. The sector only recently began actively supporting HIV initiatives in the workplace, in part because absenteeism and deaths had begun to [...]
2003-05-20 08:57:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV SOCI ECON ZI HIV AIDS
03KUWAIT2450KUWAIT: SUPPORT FOR PRESIDENT'S HIV/AIDS
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-04 13:41:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV KPAO PREL
03RANGOON1598A VISIT TO CHINA'S BURMESE PROVINCE: MONGLA AND
[...] (C) Summary: Some clear themes emerged from a trip to the Burmese corner of the Golden Triangle. The area's cities are relatively affluent, thanks to border trade. However, this affluence, combined with low education levels, poor healthcare, and very little international attention, has helpe [...]
2003-12-15 04:46:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALSOCI EAID SNAR ECON SCUL PHUM KHIV KWMN PREL PGOV BM CM NGO
03THEHAGUE1855A/S JONES' HAGUE VISIT: TRAFFICKING, TERRORISM,
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-22 15:02:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ELAB KCRM KHIV KWMN PHUM PTER SMIG SNAR
03YEREVAN2891Yerevan's commemoration of World AIDS Day
[...] SUMMARY: Per reftels, Yerevan participated in several activities focused on raising AIDS awareness in Armenia, including an online chat, the launching of a website and an information seminar on the facts about HIV/AIDS. END SUMMARY. 2. On December 1, Ambassador Ordway kicked off an onlin [...]
2003-12-02 09:46:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID KPAO SOCI TBIO KSCA AM
04ABUJA1391NIGERIA: AMBASSADORS GIRLS' SCHOLARSHIP
[...] This is a reply to the action cable STATE 111151 2. The Nigerian Mission applauds the laudable work AFR/SD/ED has accomplished in the promotion of girls education across Africa through the Ambassadors' Girls Scholarship Program (AGSP),implemented through the Education for Development and D [...]
2004-08-13 11:49:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID SOCI KHIV NI AID
04ABUJA524NIGERIA: STATUS OF POLIO ERADICATION
[...] This cable provides an update on the current situation related to polio eradication in Nigeria, including actions in process and to be undertaken over the next two-week period. Kano State remains the lone hold-out since the last cable, with Zamfara State hosting the well attended and well p [...]
2004-03-26 03:25:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV NI SOCI KHIV AID
04ABUJA731NIGERIA: STATUS OF POLIO ERADICATION
[...] This cable provides an update on the current situation related to polio eradication in Nigeria, including actions in process and to be undertaken over the next two-week period. The Deputy Governor of Kano State told Chargi April 26 that GON, UN and Kano were in agreement that polio vaccine wo [...]
2004-04-27 15:03:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI NI KHIV AID
04ABUJA734NIGERIA: STATUS OF POLIO ERADICATION
[...] This cable provides an update on the current situation related to polio eradication in Nigeria, including actions in process and to be undertaken over the next two-week period. The Deputy Governor of Kano State told Charg April 26 that GON, UN and Kano were in agreement that polio vaccine w [...]
2004-04-27 15:25:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI NI KHIV AID
04ABUJA984OBASANJO ASKS FOR PEPFAR COORDINATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Global AIDS Coordinator Randall Tobias met with Nigerian President Obasanjo and key members of the Nigerian HIV/AIDS community and public health sector. Pres. Obasanjo acknowledged that the US retains control of funding but urged coordination during the implementation of PEPF [...]
2004-06-04 15:30:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EAID KHIV NI TBIO AID
04ANKARA1151TURKEY: DEMARCHE ON PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY PLAN
[...] (U) Regional Environment Officer briefed Health Ministry officials on the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, per instructions reftel. Kamuran Ozden, Head of the Ministry's External Relations Department, was pleased to receive the information, adding that he agreed with the U.S. glob [...]
2004-02-27 07:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV PREL SENV SOCI TU
04DJIBOUTI335DJIBOUTI SPECTACLE AT PELTIER HOSPITAL
[...] (U) Djibouti's Minister of Health, Mohamed Ali Kamil, along with French Ambassador Phillipe Selz, inaugurated on March 7 a new wing at Djibouti's public hospital, Peltier. The French financed surgical wing also has UN HIV/AIDS blood testing equipment and an imaging scanner donated by Djibouti' [...]
2004-03-09 14:02:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PM EAID PINR KHIV AFIN DJ
04DJIBOUTI479MINISTRY OF HEALTH FOCUS ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES
[...] (C) According to Djibouti's Minister of Health, Dr. Mohammed Ali Kamil, most recent studies indicate that the rate of HIV/AIDS infection in Djibouti is about 3 percent. During the Ambassador's courtesy call on him, the Minister said this rate indicates that Djibouti is in a state of "generali [...]
2004-04-01 14:52:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALDJ EAID KHIV PGOV PHUM PREL TBIO
04HANOI3050Ambassador Visits MIA Recovery Site; Meets with
[...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador traveled to Nghe An and Ha Tinh Provinces in northern central Vietnam November 4-5 to visit a Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) operational recovery site and to observe the turnover of remains believed to be those of an American serviceman lost during the V [...]
2004-11-10 10:42:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO VM PGOV PHUM KHIV KIRF MARR MOPS
04HANOI334H5N1 AVIAN FLU RESPONSE
[...] Following are post's responses to questions posed in Reftel. I. Yes, there is active animal surveillance in Vietnam. A. Ministry of Agriculture Contact: Dr. Bui Quang Anh Director General Department of Animal Health (MARD/DAH) Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) N [...]
2004-02-08 23:31:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO ECON EAID KHIV AMED VM AFLU
04HARARE638HIV/AIDS, ECONOMY EXACTING TOLL ON CHILDREN
[...] (SBU) Almost one-tenth of Zimbabwe,s population consists of AIDS orphans-having lost one or both parents to the disease. Most try to carry on living as they had before, although some do take to the streets of the major cities to hustle for a living and/or turn to commercial sex work to make e [...]
2004-04-14 13:08:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI KHIV ZI HIV AIDS
04HOCHIMINHCITY75HIV INFECTION RATES CLIMBING IN HCMC -- NEARING
[...] Summary: On a visit to Ho Chi Minh City, Staffdel McCormick from the House Committee on International Relations met with local government officials and NGO partners involved in the city's fight against HIV/AIDS. Current estimates indicate that the infection rate in Vietnam is approaching one [...]
2004-01-27 09:29:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDOREP EAID KHIV SOCI VM HIV AIDS
04LAGOS2064A LAGOS STATE PERSPECTIVE ON HIV/AIDS
[...] Summary. To gather input to develop the Five Year Strategy for Nigeria for the Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, USG team members met officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Health and the Lagos State Action Committee on AIDS (LSACA) on September 20. The HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in the state (4 [...]
2004-10-08 05:46:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KHIV PGOV NI
04LILONGWE148PRESIDENT GETS PERSONAL ABOUT AIDS AT LAUNCH OF
[...] (SBU) At the February 10 launch of the National AIDS Policy, President Muluzi made the surprise announcement that one of his brothers had died three years ago as a result of AIDS. In the address attended by UNAIDS Executive Director Dr. Peter Piot, Muluzi also declared he knows his HIV status [...]
2004-02-23 14:07:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALKHIV TBIO EAID SOCI MI HIV AIDS
04LILONGWE415TAIWAN FRETS OVER POST-ELECTION TIES TO MALAWI
[...] (C/NF) Taiwanese diplomats are worried that an opposition win in Malawi's upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections could result in Malawi breaking diplomatic relations, Second Secretary C.W. "Albert" Chang told Pol/Econoff. Local Taiwanese officials avoid the opposition and channel [...]
2004-05-18 12:15:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KHIV PINR TW CM MI
04LILONGWE497GLOBAL FUND'S EFFECTIVENESS IN MALAWI STIFLED
[...] (SBU) The Global Fund's effectiveness in Malawi, the largest HIV/AIDS award recipient, has been stifled by operational and administrative problems. The goal of "limited oversight" has become unstructured and unwritten operational guidelines that are often confusing rather than liberating. Th [...]
2004-06-08 12:38:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV EAID TBIO SOCI MI WHO HIV AIDS
04LILONGWE859MALAWI ARMY SET TO GAIN GROUND IN HIV/AIDS FIGHT
[...] (SBU/NF//FOUO) In a resource poor environment, the Malawi Defense Force (MDF) highlights prevention as its main campaign against HIV/AIDS, but has recently scaled up its voluntary counseling and testing services as well as care and treatment programs. USG assistance has helped position the MD [...]
2004-09-03 09:45:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP KHIV PINR MASS TBIO MI HIV AIDS
04LILONGWE933GLOBAL FUND: BUYING ON CREDIT IN MALAWI
[...] Per reftel A request, post provides the following update on Global Fund activities in Malawi. SUMMARY ------- 2. As the end of year two of Global Fund in Malawi approaches, the GOM will likely exceed anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment and voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) goals, but wil [...]
2004-09-24 09:26:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID SOCI TBIO ECON PGOV MI HIV AIDS
04MADRID1817SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC PALMER,
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Drs. Sarah Palmer, Joseph Fitzgibbon, Michael Ussery, Frank Maldarelli and John Coffin to travel to Tenerife, Canary Islands, June 4-13 to participate in the XIII International HIV Drug Resistance Workshop Meeting. 2. Embassy understands th [...]
2004-05-19 15:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA KHIV SP
04MADRID1869SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC MIOTTI,
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Drs. Paolo Miotti, Carolyn Williams, Sandra Lehrman, Rod Hoff, Jonathan Kagan and Margaret Johnston to travel to Barcelona, June 1-6 to attend the European Commission Symposium on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria. 2. Embassy understands that no ass [...]
2004-05-21 13:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA KHIV SP
04MADRID1939SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DRS. VINAY PATHAK AND
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Drs. Vinay Pathak and Wei-Shau Hu, Investigators, HIV Drug Resistance Program, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to travel to Madrid, June 7-12 to attend the XIII International HIV Drug Resistance Workshop. 2. Embassy understands that no assi [...]
2004-05-26 14:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA KHIV SP
04MADRID1940SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. CARL
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Carl Dieffenbach, Director, Basic Science Program, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to travel to Barcelona, June 1-3 to participate in the NIAID/European Commission Symposium on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria. 2. Em [...]
2004-05-26 14:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA KHIV SP
04MADRID1941SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC HOLLINGDALE,
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Michael Hollingdale, Dr. Michael Kurilla and Mr. David Sorrentino from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to travel to Barcelona June 1-6 to participate in the NIAID/European Commission Symposium on HIV/AIDS, TB [...]
2004-05-26 14:54:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA KHIV SP
04MADRID1942SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. RICHARD
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Richard Koup, Senior Investigator, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to travel to Madrid June 6-10 to participate in the workshop on Immunodominance the Key to Understanding and Manipulating CD 8 T Cell Responses t [...]
2004-05-26 14:54:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY TBIO OTRA KHIV SP
04MADRID2055SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. B. LEE
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. B. Lee Fenton Hall, Section Chief, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to travel to Barcelona June 1-4 to participate in the NIAID/European Commission Symposium on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria. 2. Please note that ca [...]
2004-06-02 15:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA KHIV SP
04MADRID2091SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DRS.
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Carla Pettinelli, Chief, HIV Research Branch, Division of AIDS, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID),NIH; and Dr. Zvi Grossman, Adjunct Investigator, Laboratory of Immunology, NIAID, NIH to travel to Tenerife June [...]
2004-06-04 14:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA KHIV SP
04MADRID3153SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. AURELIO
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Aurelio Bonavia, Research Fellow, Laboratory of Viral Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH to travel to Madrid, September 4-10 to attend the European Virology 2004 Meeting and participate in the SARS Workshop [...]
2004-08-20 10:46:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID3835MADRID PUBLIC HEALTH TIDBITS
[...] Madrid's ESTH Officer periodically groups together and reports ESTH developments that might otherwise "fall below the reporting bar." Key issues will continue to be reported via "stand alone" cables. ESTH Officer Ken Forder welcomes feedback at forderk@state.gov. 2. INDEX: A. HIV i [...]
2004-10-04 12:35:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KHIV SP
04MADRID3927SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. EUN-CHUNG PARK
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Eun-Chung Park, Program Officer, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to travel to Madrid, Spain from October 16-20, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend an international symposium entitled, "Molecular Aspect [...]
2004-10-07 13:08:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KHIV OTRA SP
04MADRID4078SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR WILLIAM BARRACK,
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. William Barrack, Dr. Richard Davey, Ms. Nikki Gettinger, Ms. Janet Herrera, Dr. H. Clifford Lane, Dr. Sandra Lehrman, Dr. Ana Martinez, Ms. Laura McNay, Dr. Karen Oseekey, Dr. Jorge Tavel, Mr. John Tierney, and Ms. Susan Vogel, employees of [...]
2004-10-20 06:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA KHIV SP
04MADRID4290SPANISH GOVERNMENT POLICY ON HIV/AIDS AT HOME AND
[...] Secretary of the Spanish National AIDS Plan Lourdes Chamorro Ramos briefed ESTHOFF November 4 on her office's domestic and international activities/priorities. Chamorro Ramos, the highest ranking Spanish Government official focusing solely on HIV/AIDS, indicated that her office has a good ha [...]
2004-11-08 12:00:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KHIV SP
04MADRID490SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. MARTA
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance Dr. Marta Leon-Monzon, Health Science Administrator, Office of AIDS Research, Office of the Director, NIH, to travel to Valencia March 9-13 to participate as a keynote speaker and a round table discussant in the Conference "Aids and Drugs" at the [...]
2004-02-12 16:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA KHIV SP
04MAPUTO1114STATE OF AFFAIRS OF MOZAMBICAN POLICE AND
[...] SUMMARY. Over a period of three days, Ambassador and acting RSO met with the commissioner of the Mozambican national police (PRM),Miguel dos Santos, and the spokesperson of the PRM and head of the Community Policing Program, Nataniel Macama. Notable issues discussed included the state of crim [...]
2004-08-18 11:14:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PHUM SNAR KHIV MZ KCRM
04MAPUTO541SCENESETTER FOR GAC AMBASSADOR RANDALL TOBIAS'
[...] (C) Introduction and summary. Mozambique is at a critical stage in its efforts to stem the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In Southern Africa, Mozambique presents both the greatest challenges and possibly the greatest opportunity to become the next Uganda-like success in turning around the HIV/AIDS threat. [...]
2004-04-20 14:15:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKHIV PREL EAID MZ HIV AIDS PEPFAR
04MAPUTO655Ambassador Randall Tobias' Visit to Mozambique
[...] Summary: US Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Randall Tobias visited Mozambique April 28-30 to discuss the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief with government officials, key implementing partners, and post's HIV-AIDS working group, and to see first-hand the challenges and opportunities [...]
2004-05-13 06:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV KSPR EAID PREL MZ HIV AIDS PEPFAR
04MAPUTO99Mocumbi - His days are numbered, it would seem
[...] (SBU) Summary: At a Press conference held in Maputo January 20, Prime Minister Pascoal Mocumbi indicated that he will accept a position as the High Level Representative of a European Union Health Initiative. While he did not state when he would be leaving his current position, it appears that i [...]
2004-01-21 10:52:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KHIV MZ EUN HIV AIDS PEPFAR
04OTTAWA2983U.S. GOALS FOR GLOBAL FUND BOARD MEETING IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Canadian aid officials take a more sanguine view than the US both of future funding prospects for the Global Fund and of performance of grants awarded so far, possbily because they rely for information on the Global Fund secretariat. They would welcome more d [...]
2004-11-08 19:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV PREL TBIO CIDA
04PARAMARIBO80PRESIDENT VENETIAAN'S VISIT TO THE SPECIAL SUMMIT
[...] (U) THE VISIT OF PRESIDENT RONALD VENETIAAN AND OTHER SURINAMESE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, INCLUDING MINISTER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY MICHAEL JONG TJIEN FA, TO THE SPECIAL SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS IN MONTEREY, MEXICO, RECEIVED MUCH PRESS ATTENTION IN SURINAME. ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS, UPON HIS RE [...]
2004-01-30 10:44:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAGR ECON KHIV NS
04PRETORIA3539 NEW SOUTH AFRICAN AIDS STATISTICS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-04 14:07:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV SOCI KSCA SF
04PRETORIA3646SOUTH AFRICA - NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE VISIT ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has begun to evaluate potential partner countries for an initiative to develop science academies in Africa. The Gates Foundation-funded initiative seeks to build science academies' capacity to provide independent scientific analysis and ad [...]
2004-08-12 08:13:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV TBIO KSCA OSCI SF
04PRETORIA4610 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH OCTOBER 15 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this we [...]
2004-10-15 15:09:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
04PRETORIA4800 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH OCTOBER 29 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, this post publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's news [...]
2004-11-01 14:42:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
04PRETORIA4947 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH NOVEMBER 12 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]
2004-11-12 08:44:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
04PRETORIA5119 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH NOVEMBER 26 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]
2004-11-24 14:52:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
04PRETORIA5334 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH DECEMBER 10 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]
2004-12-10 07:43:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
04PRETORIA5509 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH DECEMBER 24 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]
2004-12-23 12:19:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
04RANGOON1519EMBASSY RANGOON CONDUCTS HIV/AIDS TRAINING FOR ALL
[...] Summary. Embassy Rangoon has completed HIV/AIDS awareness training for all current mission staff in accordance with the Department of State's HIV/AIDS workplace policy and a Plan of Action established at the July 2003 HIV/AIDS Chiefs of Mission Conference in Bangkok, at which COMs committed [...]
2004-11-30 09:45:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SOCI KHIV APER BM
04RANGOON167STILL NO AVIAN FLU IN BURMA; GOVERNMENT PREPARES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Burma does not have any reported cases of avian flu. Though the government is taking precautionary measures (ref B),if an outbreak were to occur the regime would be ill-prepared to face it. However, even if the worst happens, due to current USG Burma policy it's unlikely that [...]
2004-02-06 02:29:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO ECON EAID AMED KHIV BM
04RANGOON369BURMA WELCOMES PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY AIDS PLAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Burma is interested in new program possibilities under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (ref A) and has requested further consultations with the Embassy and USAID Bangkok to examine details of what the emergency plan actually means for Burma. Probably for reasons o [...]
2004-03-19 08:19:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID SOCI KHIV PHUM PGOV BM NGO
04ROME1340 FAO Twenty-Third Africa Regional Conference
[...] (SBU) Summary: The subject conference was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, March 1 - 5, 2004, and was attended by USDA U/S Eric Bost and staff, by Ambassador Mattie Sharpless, and by Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome DCM Michael Cleverley and Agricultural Minister Counselor. Conference h [...]
2004-04-05 14:35:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KUNR EAID EAGR ETRD KHIV XA FAO
04ROME2196ANNUAL SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE
[...] The WFP Annual Session for 2004 took place against the backdrop of the positive Sudanese signing of the Naivasha Protocols (GOS-SPLM/A),and an unprecedented level of displacement and violence in Sudan's Darfur region. Coming off a record level of total support in 2003 (U.S. dollars (USD) $2.6 [...]
2004-06-09 12:50:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR KHIV WFP UNHCR UN
04ROME770ITALIAN HEALTH MINISTER POSITIVE ON PRESIDENT'S
[...] IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL DEMARCHE TO SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE ITALIAN MOH, MINISTER OF HEALTH GIROLAMO SIRCHIA WROTE TO EMBASSY SCIENCE COUNSELOR ON FEBRUARY 25, REGARDING THE PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS RELIEF. 2. BEGIN TEXT (INFORMAL TRANSLATION): I WAS PLEASED TO SEE THE RECE [...]
2004-02-27 17:57:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID PREL IT
04ROME815FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
[...] The WFP Board first regular session for 2004 took place against the backdrop of an unprecedented level of emergency needs. In 2003, WFP received U.S. dollars (USD) 2.6 billion in donor contributions in support of its operations worldwide (plus an additional USD 1.2 billion from the Oil- for-Fo [...]
2004-03-03 10:53:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR KHIV WFP UNHCR
04SANAA2870DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. GOALS FOR GLOBAL FUND
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-13 13:05:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL TBIO KHIV YM DEMARCHE
04SANTODOMINGO5856DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: OAS AMB. MAISTO ADDRESSES FREE
[...] (U) U.S. PermRep to the OAS Ambassador John Maisto, emphasized goals of the OAS Monterrey and Quebec Summits of the Americas in discussions with government, private sector, and NGO leaders and the media during his September 16-18 visit to Santo Domingo. He was accompanied by Ambassador Hertel [...]
2004-10-25 20:00:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KSUM KCOR KHIV ETRD SCUL XL XM DR
04SANTODOMINGO6028DOMINICAN AIDS OFFICE TELLS GLOBAL FUND IT WILL
[...] Summary. Appointees of the new Dominican administration told visiting representatives from the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFATM) that they will quickly improve management to qualify for the first tranche of the USD 47m grant. GFATM gave the administration until January 31. The [...]
2004-11-03 13:05:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR ECON EFIN KHIV
04TELAVIV6049 AIDS STILL AT LOW LEVELS, BUT HEPATITIS C VIRUS
[...] Summary: The incidence of HIV/AIDS remains low in Israel, with about half of new cases from sexual transmission. Most cases of infection from intravenous drug use are among immigrants from the former Soviet Union. At the same time, the incidence of Hepatitis C is high among drug users, and [...]
2004-12-01 14:43:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TBIO SNAR SOCI ECON EAID IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ISRAELI SOCIETY
04THEHAGUE2872DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. GOALS FOR GLOBAL FUND BOARD
[...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. Econoff delivered reftel talking points to Stuart Flavell, Director of the Global Network of Positive People Living with HIV/AIDS and Dr. Marijke Wijnroks, Health Advisor in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 3. Flavell flatly [...]
2004-11-05 16:40:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV PREL TBIO NL
04VILNIUS1447AIDS IN LITHUANIA
[...] As it prepares to celebrate World AIDS Day, Lithuania's incidence of HIV/AIDS is the lowest in Central and Eastern Europe. The GOL is working to keep it that way, despite pressures of rapid social change. Lithuania has a National HIV/AIDS prevention strategy, but poorly monitors its implemen [...]
2004-11-29 06:24:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KHIV PREL LH
04YEREVAN522 GOAM ON PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. (SBU) We delivered demarche and talking points regarding President Bush's Emegency Plan for AIDS Relief to MFA America's Department Chief Lilit Toutkhalian February 23 per reftel instructions. Toutkhalian said the GOAM was in ov [...]
2004-03-02 10:42:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV PREL SOCI EAID ECON AM
04YEREVAN550 ANOTHER LOOK AT HIV/AIDS IN ARMENIA
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Summary: Armenia's proximity to countries hit hard by the HIV/AIDS epidemic (Russia, Georgia and Ukraine) raises concerns about its vulnerability and the actions the GOAM is taking to address t [...]
2004-03-05 13:20:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV SOCI EAID ECON AM
04YEREVAN757 SUNDAY SCUFFLE AT OPPOSITION RALLY: EARLY
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Heckling, a fistfight and the subsequent arrest of four opposition supporters overshadowed the start of a Justice Bloc-sponsored political rally in the northern city of Gyumri on March 28 (ref). [...]
2004-03-29 12:27:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV PREL SOCI EAID ECON AM
04ZAGREB178AMBASSADOR'S DISCUSSION WITH NEW DEPUTY PRIME
[...] (SBU) In his introductory meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health Andrija Hebrang, the Ambassador emphasized USG desire to help Croatia in the area of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, our appreciation for the support of the new government to ratify the Intellectual Propert [...]
2004-01-29 14:37:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL TBIO KIPR EAID KHIV HR NATO
04ZAGREB2171HIV/AIDS IN CROATIA: LOW PREVALENCE AND LOW
[...] Croatia's few registered cases of HIV/AIDS and low knowledge about the disease and how it spreads translate into an HIV/AIDS strategy focused on prevention and education. Stigmatization continues be an obstacle, as alarmist press accounts beat out a small cadre of dedicated health professiona [...]
2004-12-22 07:19:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV PHUM PGOV HR
05ABUJA1610THE STATE OF HIV/AIDS IN NIGERIA AS OF JUNE 2005
[...] Summary: This cable evaluates broadly HIV/AIDS' impact on Nigerians and their institutions. Roughly 4 million (UNAIDS, 2003) of the nation's 130 million people (PRB, 2002) are infected with HIV/AIDS, reflecting a national HIV/AIDS infection rate of 5 percent (NPS, 2003). Nigeria had at lea [...]
2005-08-30 08:58:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV SOCI TBIO ECON PREL PGOV NI HIV AIDS
05ACCRA2402AVIAN FLU: GHANA'S PLAN OF ACTION
[...] (SBU) The GoG's response to the threat of an Avian Flu outbreak has so far been measured and pro-active. The Ministries of Health and Agriculture are working closely with USAID/Ghana and the World Health Organization (WHO) to create a comprehensive preparedness plan, which includes an assessm [...]
2005-11-23 18:30:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED CASC CMGT KHIV TBIO XA GH SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL XX SEC
05AMMAN1649NEA ESTH Conference Links ESTH To Full Range of
[...] (SBU) Summary: Thirty-eight officers from a range of U.S. departments and NEA missions met in Wadi Mousa, Jordan February 2-3 for a workshop to discuss U.S. environment, science, technology and health (ESTH) priorities in the region. The workshop provided an opportunity for participants to ex [...]
2005-02-27 15:22:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ETRD KPAO TBIO KHIV SOCI JO XF
05AMMAN2394Tour D'Horizon of Jordan's Health Sector: Cancer Driving
[...] Summary: Jordan's biggest health priority is non-medical; it needs to develop a comprehensive national health strategy. Jordan strongly supports the NIH-supported Middle East Cancer Consortium. HIV/AIDS and cancer are not as problematic in Jordan as are chronic, non-infectious "lifestyle" dis [...]
2005-03-23 06:23:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SOCI KHIV JO
05AMMAN4885Jordan Supports Global Fund Phase 2 Renewal
[...] Summary: Post recommends reftel Phase 2 renewal of Jordan's grant under the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS in Jordan. The Global Fund grant has been utilized effectively and complements efforts made by the Government of Jordan (GOJ) and other donors to combat HIV/AIDS. Jordan's Country Coord [...]
2005-06-19 03:14:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SOCI KHIV EAID JO
05AMMAN4889Jordan Supports Global Fund Phase 2 Renewal
[...] Summary: Post recommends reftel Phase 2 renewal of Jordan's grant under the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS in Jordan. The Global Fund grant has been utilized effectively and complements efforts made by the Government of Jordan (GOJ) and other donors to combat HIV/AIDS. Jordan's Country Coord [...]
2005-06-19 04:58:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SOCI KHIV EAID JO
05AMMAN5111Jordan Supports Global Fund Phase 2 Renewal
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends reftel Phase 2 renewal of Jordan's grant under the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS in Jordan. The Global Fund grant has been utilized effectively and complements efforts made by the Government of Jordan (GOJ) and other donors to combat HIV/AIDS. Jordan's Country [...]
2005-06-27 09:19:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SOCI KHIV EAID JO
05AMMAN8041Jordan Willing and Able to Work on Avian Influenza
[...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan is willing and able to collaborate with foreign partners on avian flu. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs supports international engagement, and the Ministry of Agriculture has staff knowledgeable about avian flu, and has laboratory capacity as well. The Ministry of Health [...]
2005-10-10 12:26:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO EAGR KHIV PGOV AMED JO
05AMMAN8466IRAQ: UNAMI CHIEF ON AVIAN FLU THREAT,
[...] (C) Amman-based UNAMI chief Staffan de Mistura raised concerns over the impending threat of an Avian Flu and/or cholera outbreak in Iraq during a wide-ranging meeting with Emboff. Mistura noted that insufficient security protection continues to hamper U.N. international staff activities in [...]
2005-10-27 09:30:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAGR KHIV ECON IZ JO UN UNESCO
05AMMAN9093Jordan Seriously Engaging on Avian Influenza
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) and other national players are engaging in a committed effort to prepare for pandemic flu and to prevent the spread of H5N1 avian flu within Jordan should it appear. Human, financial and capital resources are adequate for the current situation, bu [...]
2005-11-23 13:32:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KHIV AMED EAGR ECON PGOV PREL JO
05AMMAN9923Amman Avian Flu Contingencies
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy Amman has implemented broad-based contingency planning for avian influenza that covers protection of USG personnel, continuity of operations, and our responsibility to American citizens in Jordan. Tripwires are in final clearance and will be posted on TRIPS. End summary. [...]
2005-12-28 09:54:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KHIV AMED EAGR ECON PGOV PREL JO
05BOGOTA6928CENSUS TO CAPTURE SNAPSHOT OF COLOMBIAN LIFE
[...] (U) Colombia's Statistics office began the first national census in 12 years in May and hopes to conclude by December  [...]
2005-07-25 16:21:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON SOCI KHIV CO
05BRATISLAVA229SLOVAKIA'S HIV/AIDS SITUATION: WELL-POSITIONED FOR
[...] Summary: Although the country's low rate of registered HIV/AIDS cases hampers social awareness, a three-year National Prevention Plan (NPP),improved school programs, and NGO outreach efforts demonstrate Slovakia's dedication to public education in preventative measures and risks associated wi [...]
2005-03-18 13:04:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV PGOV PHUM PREF LO
05COLOMBO1261POST RECOMMENDATIONS ON GLOBAL FUND PHASE 2 RENEWALS
[...] Following is post review on the overall grant for Sri Lanka under the Global Fund. Due to limited time available for responses, this cable will provide general comments on the performance of the Global Fund for Tuberculosis and Malaria collectively, based on post discussion with key stakehold [...]
2005-07-19 03:11:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV TBIO CE COSI
05DARESSALAAM1301 PROPOSED RESEARCH PROJECT NO. AI062957-01
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-05 06:13:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KHIV EAID TZ HHS
05DARESSALAAM702 CHIEFS OF MISSION DISCUSS PEPFAR, DONOR
[...] Charge on March 23 hosted a lunch for Chiefs of Mission of donor countries resident in Dar es Salaam with substantial HIV/AIDS programs. Present were Chiefs of Mission from Canada, UK, Germany, Norway, Japan, Ireland, and Denmark. Chiefs of Mission from The Netherlands and Sweden were invit [...]
2005-04-11 04:53:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV EAID SOCI TBIO KSCA TZ
05DARESSALAAM981 GLOBAL FUND PHASE TWO RECOMMENDATION FOR TANZANIA
[...] Summary: Tanzania has benefited from multiple rounds of Global Fund resources. While early progress was mixed, implementation has now improved signficantly and activities are proceeding well. The round 2 activity on Zanizbar is a good example of an activity which has supported the islands a [...]
2005-05-18 14:21:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV TBIO TZ
05DJIBOUTI1251AMBASSADOR PARTICIPATES IN USLO LAUNCH OF HIV/AIDS
[...] (U) In a ceremony at the garrison of the Djiboutian Armed Forces on December 22, Ambassador formally handed over to Commanding General of the Djibouti Armed Forces, Fathi Ahmed Hussein, HIV/AIDS laboratory equipment and furnishings necessary to conduct sero-prevalence surveys in Djibouti. Also [...]
2005-12-22 14:27:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR MASS EAID KHIV DJ
05DUBLIN48IRELAND OPPOSES BROADENING GLOBAL FUND ELIGIBILITY
[...] Summary: Ireland does not favor broadening Global Fund eligibility criteria to ensure that Upper-Middle Income (UMI) countries have access to Fund-related technical assistance and financing. Due to the Fund's resource constraints, Ireland supports a prioritization of assistance to countries [...]
2005-01-14 17:00:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KHIV TBIO
05GABORONE1212 Poverty's Impact on the Spread of HIV/AIDS in
[...] Summary: The poor remain the hardest hit by the scourge of HIV/AIDS in Botswana. It is commonly accepted that since HIV/AIDS impacts the most productive members of society, there will be a concomitant reduction in economic growth (ref A),and potentially an increase in the number of people l [...]
2005-08-25 14:38:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL EAID KHIV BC HIV AIDS
05GABORONE21 OUTLOOK FOR RURAL AREA DWELLERS BLEAK
[...] SUMMARY: The outlook for Botswana's Remote Area Dwellers (RADs) is bleak, despite the Government of Botswana's multifaceted efforts to improve their standard of living. RADs endure high rates of poverty and unemployment, exacerbated by limited access to natural resources (especially land),a [...]
2005-01-07 06:37:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON PHUM SOCI KHIV BC KPRP SAN CKGR
05GABORONE405BUILDING THE PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS
[...] Summary: Botswana is one of 15 focus countries assisted by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. In FY- 2004, the U.S. Mission in Botswana expended more than $18 million for Emergency Plan HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care. More than $35 million has been programmed in FY- [...]
2005-03-18 10:29:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV SOCI TBIO EAID KPAO BC HIV AIDS
05GABORONE535REFUGEES AT DUKWE REFUGEE CAMP SEEK ARV
[...] (U) Summary: A March 31 visit to Botswana's Dukwe Refugee Camp by Ambassador Huggins revealed difficult living conditions and challenges in fighting HIV/AIDS within the camp's population. Community leaders at the Camp blamed the Government's policy of not providing ARV treatment to the refu [...]
2005-04-15 09:55:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PGOV KHIV BC HIV AIDS
05GABORONE749SCENESETTER FOR BOTSWANA PRESIDENT MOGAE'S JUNE 13
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Botswana President Festus G. Mogae's June 13 meeting with President Bush provides an opportunity to affirm and advance Botswana's role as a partner in promoting peace, democracy and human rights in Africa, increasing economic growth through trade, and combating HIV/AIDS. Botswan [...]
2005-06-02 14:48:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PHUM KHIV BC
05GABORONE767REVIEWING BOTSWANA'S ELIGIBILITY FOR DEVELOPMENT
[...] (U) Summary: In a May 30 meeting at the UNDP Resident Representative's office in Gaborone, Ambassador Huggins and visiting World Food Program's chief James Morris reviewed Botswana's need for development assistance in light of the inroads made by the HIV/AIDS crisis, and agreed that despite t [...]
2005-06-06 05:39:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KHIV BC HIV AIDS SADC AGR
05GABORONE879 ADDRESSING LABOR EFFECTS OF HIV/AIDS
[...] (U) Summary: HIV/AIDS is slowing economic growth in Botswana by an estimated 1.5 percent per year, in part through its impact on labor - decreased productivity, increased leave taking, and lost workers. In order better to quantify this drag on growth, the GOB has begun to collect data on th [...]
2005-06-27 07:55:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KHIV PGOV PHUM BC KPRP HIV AIDS
05GABORONE953HIV/AIDS IN BOTSWANA: FRANCISTOWN BUSINESSMEN
[...] SUMMARY: HIV/AIDS is decreasing productivity and reducing economic growth in Botswana. According to members of the business community in Francistown, Botswana's second largest city where some of the highest HIV/AIDS infection rates in the country are found, the costs of AIDS-related leave t [...]
2005-07-08 11:06:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV ECON ELAB BC HIV AIDS
05HANOI3214 VU KHOAN ANSWERS QUESTIONS FROM HEADS OF MISSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan raised the following points while answering questions from thirty heads of mission and donor representatives at a meeting held December 1 in preparation for the December 6-7 Consultative Group (CG) Meeting. One of the dramatic developments in Viet [...]
2005-12-07 09:53:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN EAID KHIV VM HIV AIDS FINREF AFLU WTO
05HANOI439DEPUTY GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR VISITS HANOI
[...] (U) Summary: From January 26-31, 2005, Dr. Joseph O'Neill, Deputy Coordinator and Chief Medical Officer in the Office of Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) visited Vietnam to become better acquainted with the HIV/AIDS situation and with the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Emergency P [...]
2005-02-23 10:51:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV EAID SOCI PGOV PREL VM
05HARARE1611Fall in Zimbabwe's National HIV/AIDs Prevalence
[...] The "Zimbabwe National HIV/AIDS Estimates 2005" will be officially released November 30 2005. The study's key finding is that the estimate of HIV/AIDS prevalence in adults (aged 15 to 49 years) was 20.1% in 2005, substantially lower than the 2003 estimate of 24.6%. The new figure represents [...]
2005-11-29 14:30:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TSPL OSCI TBIO KSCA US ZI HIV AIDS
05HOCHIMINHCITY1073RIOT AT HCMC DRUG REHABILITATION CENTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: An October 2 riot in a HCMC juvenile rehabilitation center for drug users and sex workers resulted in the escape of approximately 800 detainees. Most of the detainees have returned to the center, some voluntarily, some involuntarily. Authorities reported to us that fewer than [...]
2005-10-14 12:37:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI SNAR PHUM KHIV VM CNARC HIV AIDS
05HOCHIMINHCITY132DEPUTY GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR VISITS HCMC
[...] (SBU) Summary. Dr. Joseph O'Neill, Deputy U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, heard from government officials, health care providers, and NGO directors who expressed thanks for USG assistance to combat HIV/AIDS and pointed out the need for further anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment and technical traini [...]
2005-02-02 10:21:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV PGOV EAID PREL SOCI VM HIV AIDS
05HOCHIMINHCITY160HIV/AIDS INTER-FAITH SERVICE DRAWS TOP CITY
[...] (U) Over 6,000 people attended an inter-faith prayer service to raise HIV/AIDS awareness organized by the Catholic Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City on the evening of February 15. Senior city government and Party leaders as well as heads of Vietnam's six recognized religions participated in the [...]
2005-02-16 10:52:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI KIRF PGOV KHIV VM RELFREE HIV AIDS
05HOCHIMINHCITY398SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, HIV/AIDS AND HCMC'S DRUG
[...] (SBU) Summary. HCMC is struggling to provide effective substance abuse and medical treatment for injecting drug users, one of the principal vectors of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Vietnam. HCMC maintains 21 rehabilitation centers for roughly 30,000 drug addicts, who are administratively -- and oft [...]
2005-04-14 11:35:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI KHIV SNAR PHUM VM CNARC HIV AIDS
05HOCHIMINHCITY894AMBASSADOR'S ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a mid-August visit to Vietnam's central coastal provinces of Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam and Danang, the Ambassador told provincial leaders that continued reform and privatization were essential for strong economic growth. The Ambassador also focused on MIA issues and lo [...]
2005-08-24 10:12:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON KIRF PREL SOCI KHIV SNAR PHUM VM
05HOCHIMINHCITY984SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND HIV/AIDS IN HCMC (UPDATE)
[...] (SBU) The visit of an INL-led team to HCMC underscored the need for new approaches in drug rehabilitation and in HCMC's 20 drug rehabilitation centers. HCMC is still struggling to provide effective substance abuse and medical treatment for the 30,000 injecting drug users and commercial sex wor [...]
2005-09-16 07:38:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI SNAR PHUM VM KHIV CNARC HIV AIDS RELFREE
05KHARTOUM1945 SUDAN MARKS WORLD AIDS DAY
[...] On December 1, Sudan marked the occasion of World AIDS Day with the Khartoum launch of the Global Campaign "Unite for Children, Unite Against AIDS" at Friendship Hall. Sponsored by the Ministry of Health, the Sudan National AIDS Program, UNAIDS, and UNICEF, the event featured remarks by First [...]
2005-12-05 03:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KHIV PGOV SOCI SU
05KINGSTON2682KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: NOVEMBER 26 - DECEMBER
[...] This week's topics: -- JLP Holds Annual Conference -- Poverty Cut in Half -- GOJ Increases Social Benefits -- Brazilians to Invest in Sugar Industry -- Chinese Government to Finance Mega Projects -- Tourist Arrivals to Surge -- Police Officers on Trial -- Crime Statistic [...]
2005-12-09 19:08:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM
05KINGSTON2784KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: DECEMBER 10 - DECEMBER
[...] This week's topics: -- Police Officers on Trial for Murder -- Telecommunications Company Goes Belly-up -- Electricity Thieves Cost Power Company -- Cricket World Cup -- Bauxite Industry Labor Issues -- Weak Christmas Retail Season -- Egg Farmers Seek Duty Protection -- E [...]
2005-12-23 19:29:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM
05LAGOS1044 ATTENTION TO HIV/AIDS INCREASES AMONG LAGOS
[...] Summary: Little statistical information exists on the effect of HIV/AIDS on the private sector in Lagos. The number of businesses with AIDS policies and programs has risen, but such efforts remain largely the domain of large multi-national companies. Anecdotal information indicates the HIV/ [...]
2005-07-06 14:11:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KHIV PGOV NI
05LAGOS1047UPDATE ON LAGOS STATE AIDS CONTROL AGENCY
[...] Summary: Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) continues to work with 11 state ministries, 20 local governments, and over 400 organizations to reduce the incidence and mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS in Lagos State. Achievements in 2004 included the expansion of voluntary counseling and t [...]
2005-07-06 14:30:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KHIV PGOV NI
05LILONGWE402SUCCESS OF AN ARV PROGRAM: IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT
[...] Summary: Malawi has been making remarkable progress in the roll-out of its Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFATM) funded Anti-Retroviral (ARV) Program. It appears that treatment goals will be met and testing goals exceeded. Some government officials are now asking why Malawi cannot r [...]
2005-05-11 12:45:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID SOCI TBIO ECON PGOV MI HIV AIDS
05LILONGWE509MALAWI: POST RECOMMENDATIONS ON GLOBAL FUND PHASE 2
[...] (U) Malawi 2. (U) Grant No: MLW-102-G01-H-00 Phase 1 amount: $41,751,500.00 Phase 2 amount requested in proposal: $155 million 3. (SBU) Overall Comments/Recommendations: Post recommends funding Malawi's Phase II, HIV/AIDS proposal at the levels requested. However, approval of Phase II [...]
2005-06-16 14:48:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KHIV SOCI TBIO MI HIV AIDS
05LILONGWE539REQUEST FOR PEPFAR GUIDANCE
[...] Malawi is one of the USG Missions receiving more than $10 million in USG funding for HIV/AIDS programs. We understand that Malawi and other posts in the "over $10 million" category will have new reporting requirements, but to date we have not received any formal notification from OGAC/State o [...]
2005-06-24 10:38:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV SOCI MI HIV AIDS
05LILONGWE542REQUEST FOR PEPFAR GUIDANCE
[...] Malawi is one of the USG Missions receiving more than $10 million in USG funding for HIV/AIDS programs. We understand that Malawi and other posts in the "over $10 million" category will have new reporting requirements, but to date we have not received any formal notification from OGAC/State o [...]
2005-06-27 05:33:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV SOCI MI HIV AIDS
05LIMA4361GLOBAL FUND
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-07 20:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV SOCI TBIO PE
05MADRID1700SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DRS.
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Marta Leon-Monzon, Health Scientist Administrator, Office of AIDS Research, Office of the Director, NIH; and Dr. Igor Belyakov, Staff Scientist, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to travel to Malaga, May 16-21, to attend and participate in the [...]
2005-05-04 14:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA KHIV SP
05MADRID1798SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. CLIFTON
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Clifton Barry, III, Senior Investigator, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID),NIH, to travel to Madrid, May 17-18 to participate in a workshop, "The Biology of Persistence," sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates [...]
2005-05-11 11:56:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO KHIV SP
05MADRID3144SPAIN: NEW HIV/AIDS INFECTION RATES CONTINUED TO
[...] Health Ministry 2004 statistics on HIV/AIDS in Spain, released August 16, indicate that new AIDS diagnoses declined 6.6 percent from 2003 to 2004 (from 2,218 new infections in 2003 to 2,071 in 2004). A sampling of some interesting statistics includes: -- 37.2 percent of those newly diagno [...]
2005-09-06 08:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SOCI KHIV SP
05MADRID707SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. STEPHEN
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Stephen O'Brien, Geneticist, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to travel to Madrid, March 2-5, to give a presentation on "Plagues and Adaptation: Learning the Genomic Lessons of History" at the Evolution of Biodiversity: Past and Future Mee [...]
2005-02-24 14:46:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA KHIV SP
05MAPUTO1176MOZAMBIQUE - AUGUST ECONOMIC DIGEST
[...] (U) The following is a brief summary of significant economic issues in Mozambique in August 2005. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. 2. (U) Index: - Labor Arbitration Centers Planned by End of Year - Government Reorganizes Anti-Corruption Office - Audit of Alleged Crimin [...]
2005-09-14 06:08:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB KCRM KCOR ETRD SENV KHIV EINV MZ
05MAPUTO1562MOZAMBIQUE: ON WORLD AIDS DAY, PRESIDENT GUEBUZA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-02 10:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TSPL OSCI TBIO KSCA EAID KPAO OIIP MZ
05MAPUTO173SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY MOSELEY
[...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will provide an opportunity to gain a better understanding of IBFAN-funded Reencontro's activities on infant feeding feeding and nutrition in Mozambique, the U.S. contribution in the fight against HIV/AIDS under the President's Emergency [...]
2005-02-08 12:54:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KHIV ECON ETRD MZ EAGR
05MAPUTO308U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE VISITS
[...] Summary: On February 15-18, a high-level USDA delegation, led by Deputy Secretary James Moseley, visited Mozambique to gain a better understanding of International Baby Food Network (IBFAN)-funded activities on breast-feeding, infant feeding and nutrition. USDA is reviewing IBFAN's 2004 Propos [...]
2005-03-07 09:19:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID KHIV ECON ETRD MZ HIV AIDS PEPFAR
05MAPUTO7SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF STAFFDEL MCLEAN TO
[...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will provide an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the U.S. contribution in the fight against HIV/AIDS and Mozambique's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) concept paper. You are arriving just after presidential and legislative [...]
2005-01-04 12:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KHIV KMCA ECON ETRD MZ MCC
05MASERU176MFA STRESSES POSITIVE U.S.-LESOTHO RELATIONS TO AF/S
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During his familiarization visit to Lesotho, AF/S Director Dan Mozena met April 4 with Minister of Foreign Affairs Monyane Moleleki. Ambassador Perry and DCM (notetaker) accompanied. Topics covered included the upcoming local elections, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, HIV/AIDS, Article 98 [...]
2005-04-08 12:00:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ETRD KDEM KHIV WZ ZI LT KICC HIV MCC
05MASERU371FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON VISITS LESOTHO TO PROMOTE PEDIATRIC
[...] (U) Former U.S. President William J. Clinton visited Lesotho on Monday, 18 July 2005, his second stop on a week-long six-nation Africa tour to promote the work of the Clinton Foundation's HIV/AIDS Initiative. The former President's messages resonated with USG policy, PEPFAR concepts, and post [...]
2005-07-21 12:17:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KHIV EAID PGOV LT HIV
05MASERU429LONG-AWAITED CREATION OF THE NATIONAL AIDS COMMISSION
[...] The Parliament of Lesotho unanimously passed the bill establishing the National AIDS Commission (NAC) on June 29, 2005. The legislation was subsequently given the Royal Ascent by the King, thereby transforming it into law on July 26 , 2005. The NAC Act will come into effect on its official pro [...]
2005-08-23 15:31:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SOCI KHIV LT HIV
05MASERU545UN CEREMONIES UNDERSCORE U.S. GOALS
[...] Lesotho headquarters of the United Nations kicked off its celebration of the UN ceremony with a program at the Maseru Convention Center. During the commemorative event, specific U.S. objectives such as poverty alleviation, Millennium Challenge goals and the war against HIV/AIDS were recognize [...]
2005-10-27 15:18:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SOCI KHIV OPRC SCUL LT UNGA
05NAIROBI3289NGILU: NARC DISAPPOINTING; MY MINISTRY CORRUPT AND
[...] SUMMARY. Health Minister Charity Ngilu confided to the Ambassador August 10 that she has lost faith in the Kibaki government's commitment to fighting high-level corruption. She pointed to the resurgence of unsavory figures like Nicolas Biwott as evidence that NARC, once in power, had abandon [...]
2005-08-12 08:32:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALKHIV KCOR PREL PGOV EAID KE
05NAIROBI5177 GOVERNMENT OF KENYA'S PREPARATIONS FOR AVIAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kenya has started a comprehensive response to the threat of avian influenza. A multi- sectoral National Task Force has been established with high-level representation from the ministries responsible for human and animal health. Many of Kenya's international partners are repre [...]
2005-12-20 01:40:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED SEC EAID PREL CASC CMGT KHIV TBIO ECON
05NASSAU1827CARIBBEAN CONFERENCE ON HIV/AIDS CONFRONTS STIGMA
[...] Summary: On October 3 and 4, Post hosted international HIV/AIDS experts and 10 Caribbean mission representatives for the 4th Caribbean Chiefs of Mission Conference on HIV/AIDS. Ambassador Rood opened the conference with an appeal to reduce the 2.3 percent Caribbean infection rate by compassi [...]
2005-10-21 16:06:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID TBIO OVIP KHIV XL BF
05PARIS298BROADENING GLOBAL FUND ELIGIBILITY - FRENCH CHANGE
[...] (SBU) On January 12, EST Counselor contacted Dr. Frederic Goyet, responsible for the Division of Health and Social Development, Bureau of Development and Technical Cooperation, MFA, to inform him of the U.S. plan to seek a change in the guidelines for the Global Fund to permit a wider range [...]
2005-01-14 18:07:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV EAID TBIO FR
05PRAGUE515HIV/AIDS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: PREVENTION AND
[...] Summary: The Czech Republic currently has one of Europe's lowest rates of HIV infection, despite a significant problem with prostitution and trafficking. Officials and NGOs in the country link the low incidence of HIV with active prevention campaigns, abundant and accessible anonymous testin [...]
2005-04-12 05:44:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV PGOV PHUM PREF EZ
05PRETORIA1161 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH MARCH 18 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]
2005-03-18 11:19:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA1175LOVELIFE AND GLOBAL FUND
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The loveLife Global Fund grant in South Africa is approaching its renewal. In response to Reftel, Embassy Pretoria is providing information about the loveLife project and about the Country Coordinating Mechanism in South Africa. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) Reftel requests informati [...]
2005-03-18 13:50:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID TBIO PREL SF
05PRETORIA1306 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH APRIL 1 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]
2005-04-01 08:25:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA1396SOUTH AFRICA-ENDORSEMENT OF GLOBAL FUND MULTI-
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-07 12:53:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TBIO EAID PREL SF
05PRETORIA1507 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH APRIL 15 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]
2005-04-15 14:42:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA1892 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH MAY 13 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]
2005-05-13 14:44:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA205 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH JANUARY 14 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]
2005-01-14 14:39:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA3257 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH AUGUST 12 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]
2005-08-12 13:57:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA3475SOUTH AFRICA RESPONSE TO NEW COUNTRY OPERATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. With fewer than six weeks remaining for completion of 2006 Country Operational Plans, Post was dismayed to receive significantly revised guidance on required program and budget allocations (Ref Email). Post is firmly committed to achieving 25 percent of the Presidents 2-7-10 [...]
2005-08-26 13:14:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV EAID PREL SF
05PRETORIA3481 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH AUGUST 26 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]
2005-08-29 07:26:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA3811 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH SEPTEMBER 9 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]
2005-09-16 12:33:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA3917 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH SEPTEMBER 23 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]
2005-09-23 14:50:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA392 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH JANUARY 28 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]
2005-01-28 13:50:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA4441 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH NOVEMBER 4 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2005-11-04 07:33:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA4557SOUTH AFRICA'S MEDIA: DRIVING THE DEBATE ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The media in South Africa is a vibrant component of the nation's young democracy, and on no issue has this fact been more apparent or significant than HIV/AIDS. In a political environment lacking a significant opposition, the media's role in driving the debate over HIV/AIDS ha [...]
2005-11-16 06:55:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KHIV KPAO SF
05PRETORIA4593 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH NOVEMBER 18 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2005-11-18 11:23:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA4598POST APPROVAL OF PROPOSED RESEARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-18 13:35:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL TBIO OSCI KHIV KSCA SF
05PRETORIA4639POST APPROVAL OF PROPOSED RESEARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-22 11:54:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL TBIO OSCI KHIV KSCA SF
05PRETORIA4641 REVISED HEALTH CHARTER FOR THE SOUTH
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-22 14:14:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV SOCI TBIO KSCA SF
05PRETORIA4834 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH DECEMBER 9 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2005-12-09 12:31:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA4971 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH DECEMBER 23 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2005-12-23 07:31:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA4995 LINKS BETWEEN POVERTY AND HIV/AIDS
[...] Summary. In December 2005, an International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) conference in Cape Town presented demographic studies that highlighted the interactions between poverty and HIV/AIDS in Southern African nations of Malawi, Zambia, and South Africa. No direct evi [...]
2005-12-27 13:25:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA75PRESIDENT SHOULD COMMEND MANDELA FOR HIS OPENNESS
[...] On Thursday January 6, Nelson Mandela told reporters at his home in Houghton that his son Makgatho, who had been hospitalized since late November, had died of AIDS. Mandela noted that talking about such diseases was the only way to stop people from "regarding it as extraordinary and for whic [...]
2005-01-06 16:08:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV PREL SF
05PRETORIA946 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH MARCH 4 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]
2005-03-04 05:06:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05RANGOON1202POST-GLOBAL FUND HIV/AIDS OPTIONS IN BURMA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The UK's Department for International Development (DFID) has contracted a consultant to meet with donors and key players to identify viable options to help fill the void created by the termination of the Global Fund (GF) in Burma. Many donors wish to replace the Fund for HIV/AIDS [...]
2005-10-24 10:19:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KHIV PGOV PHUM BM NGO
05RANGOON1422NEW HUMANITARIAN FUND FOR BURMA?
[...] (SBU) A consultant to the Rangoon UN Resident Coordinator's office presented a draft proposal for a new Humanitarian Fund at a December 12 meeting of members of the international community. The new program would partially address the funding gap caused by the Global Fund's termination by cre [...]
2005-12-20 10:36:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM EAID SOCI KHIV BM NGO
05RANGOON167EMINENT HIV/AIDS RESEARCHER EXPECTS AIDS TO "TAKE
[...] Summary: On February 1, COM and emboffs met with Dr. Robert C. Gallo, co-discoverer of the HIV virus, and representatives of WHO, UNOCAL Myanmar Offshore Co. Ltd., and Total E&P Myanmar to discuss HIV/AIDS in Burma. Dr. Gallo, guest of TOTAL, was on a three-day visit to Rangoon, meeting with [...]
2005-02-08 06:06:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SOCI PGOV EAID KHIV BM
05SINGAPORE2524FLU PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS -- SINGAPORE INPUT
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Post is satisfied that the Government of Singapore (GOS) would rapidly respond to halt the spread of an influenza pandemic within Singapore. The Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) has developed an "Influenza Pandemic Readiness and Response Plan" that is available for public view [...]
2005-08-22 09:50:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR SOCI TBIO ECON KHIV EAGR ETRD SN
05SINGAPORE2584SINGAPORE CONSIDERS TOUGHER HIV LEGISLATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Singapore is considering legislative changes that put the onus on individuals to be aware of their HIV status and responsible for protecting others from infection. This comes on the heels of Singapore's increase in HIV cases in 2004 from 1,192 to 1,503 infections among the count [...]
2005-08-29 06:34:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV TBIO PHUM ECON SN
05SINGAPORE3017UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY'S OCTOBER 12 VISIT TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky focused on Singapore's influenza preparedness, its leadership role in the region on this emerging disease, and the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI) during a busy half-day visit to Si [...]
2005-10-14 07:25:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TBIO KHIV EAGR ECON SN
05TELAVIV4201 GAZA NGO LEADER DESCRIBES HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to Jamal Safi, chairman of the Environmental Protection and Research Institute (EPRI) and winner of the prestigious Zayed International Prize for the Environment, key health and environmental challenges for Gaza include blood-borne infectious diseases, lead poisoning [...]
2005-07-06 09:12:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID EAGR TBIO SOCI KHIV PREL KPAL KWBG IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05THEHAGUE2446THE DUTCH IN AFRICA: SECURITY, AIDS AND WATER
[...] Summary: The Dutch are among the world's most generous aid donors, giving about 0.8 percent of GDP or $4.2 billion in 2004. Roughly half of Dutch aid goes to 18 countries in Africa, making the Netherlands the fourth largest donor of bilateral aid to Africa. Dutch aid to Africa focuses on h [...]
2005-09-08 14:17:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL KHIV NL XA
05THEHAGUE2756SCENESETTER FOR DASD THERSA WHELAN'S VISIT TO THE
[...] Your visit to The Hague comes at a time when the GONL is broadening its already substantial aid to Africa and is boosting its efforts in security assistance and reform. The Ministries of Defense, Foreign Affairs, and Development are pursuing joint SSR and DDR initiatives in Africa and have cre [...]
2005-10-12 14:39:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL KHIV NL XA
05VATICAN545VATICAN REACHES OUT TO PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS
[...] Pope Benedict XVI feels close to AIDS sufferers and their families and has affirmed the commitment of the Catholic Church to caring for those with HIV/AIDS. The Pope described statistics on HIV/AIDS as "truly alarming." Benedict drew attention to World AIDS Day at his weekly general audi [...]
2005-12-01 16:26:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF SOCI KHIV KWMN VM VT
05ZAGREB36HIV/AIDS IN CROATIA -- GLOBAL FUND FILLING A VOID
[...] With a three-year, $5 million commitment in Croatia, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis has made possible free and anonymous HIV testing in three urban centers of Croatia and supported NGO education and outreach to vulnerable populations. Given Croatia's low prevalence [...]
2005-01-07 10:56:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV PHUM PGOV HR
05ZAGREB525HIV/AIDS IN CROATIA: GOC FULLY FUNDS DRUG THERAPY
[...] The GoC currently spends approximately $2 million per year to provide anti-retroviral drug (ARV) therapy to 218 individuals known to be living with AIDS in Croatia. Funding drug therapy is the GoC's primary contribution to the fight against HIV/AIDS; fortunately, the Global Fund has covered [...]
2005-04-01 07:19:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV PHUM PGOV HR
06ABUJA1255NIGERIA'S RESPONSE TO GLOBAL FUND CUTS
[...] Summary. The Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria canceled on April 28 the funding of two five- year Nigeria HIV grants totaling $81 million. The Fund did so because of "inadequate performance" by the Fund's principal recipient in Nigeria, the National Action Committee on AID [...]
2006-05-30 06:24:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV ELAB SOCI NI
06ABUJA2504THE STATE OF HIV/AIDS IN NIGERIA AS OF JULY 2006
[...] (SBU) Summary: This cable evaluates HIV/AIDS' impact on Nigerians and their institutions. Roughly 4 million (UNAIDS, 2003) of the nation's 132 million people (PRB, 2005) are infected with HIV/AIDS, reflecting a national HIV/AIDS prevalence rate of 4.4%. (NPS, 2005) Nigeria had at least 2.4 m [...]
2006-09-25 07:26:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV SOCI TBIO ECON PREL PGOV NI
06ABUJA435THE STATE OF HIV/AIDS IN NIGERIA AS OF DEC 2005
[...] Summary: This cable evaluates broadly HIV/AIDS' impact on Nigerians and their institutions. Roughly 4 million (UNAIDS, 2003) of the nation's 130 million people (PRB, 2002) are infected with HIV/AIDS, reflecting a national HIV/AIDS infection rate of 5% (NPS, 2003). Nigeria had at least 2.4 m [...]
2006-02-22 11:50:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV SOCI TBIO ECON PREL PGOV NI
06ABUJA436THE STATE OF HIV/AIDS IN NIGERIA AS OF DEC. 2005
[...] Summary: This cable evaluates broadly HIV/AIDS' impact on Nigerians and their institutions. Roughly 4 million (UNAIDS, 2003) of the nation's 130 million people (PRB, 2002) are infected with HIV/AIDS, reflecting a national HIV/AIDS infection rate of 5% (NPS, 2003). Nigeria had at least 2.4 m [...]
2006-02-22 11:51:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV SOCI TBIO ECON PREL PGOV NI
06ADDISABABA2812ETHIOPIA: BI-WEEKLY REPORT OCTOBER 13 2006
[...] The following reports compiled over the last two weeks illustrate the variety of economic, political, and social developments occurring in Ethiopia. POLITICAL --------- President Girma Outlines Commitment to Good Governance at Opening of Parliament 2. President Girma Wolde-Giorgis ad [...]
2006-10-17 16:04:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON PREF KHIV ET
06ALMATY2888KAZAKHSTAN: TWENTY FOUR YOUNG CHILDREN CONTRACT HIV
[...] Summary: In the last four months, twenty four children under the age of three have been identified as HIV-positive in the Southern Kazakhstan Oblast (SKO). A joint investigation by Kazakhstan's Ministry of Health and the CDC found that significant problems with infection control procedures and [...]
2006-08-12 03:09:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDAMED SOCI PGOV KHIV KZ
06ASTANA353NEW HEALTH MINISTER CALLS FOR CONTINUED COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: In his introductory meeting with newly appointed Minister of Health Anatoliy Dernovoy, the Ambassador reaffirmed that close cooperation in the health sector remains an important Embassy priority. Dernovoy reacted positively, stating that he hopes for continued collaboration. De [...]
2006-10-31 03:11:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KHIV PINR CASC TSPL KZ
06ASTANA563KAZAKHSTANI GOVERNMENT REACTS TO HIV/AIDS SCANDAL
[...] Summary: The HIV/AIDS scandal in Shymkent continues to receive high-level attention. On October 9, President Nazarbayev instructed Umurzak Shukeyev, the new Akim of the Southern Kazakhstan Oblast (SKO),to provide all necessary treatment to the 78 children infected with HIV as a result of cont [...]
2006-11-13 09:12:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KHIV KZ
06BEIJING13187HUMAN RIGHTS: SARS WHISTLEBLOWER DR. JIANG STILL
[...] (C) SAS Whistleblower Dr. Jiang Yanyong remains bannd from traveling overseas nearly two years after he was detained for asking Chinse officials to reconsider their verdict on the 1989 Tiananmen massacre in the run-up to the 15th anniversary of those events. Dr. Jiang's work unit, People's L [...]
2006-06-21 09:34:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KHIV CH
06BEIJING24448CHINESE AUTHORITIES PROMOTE EXPANSION OF U.S.
[...] (SBU) Chinese National Narcotics Control Commission officials expressed eagerness to proceed with expansion of a United States NGO's model for therapeutic community-based drug rehabilitation in China during a December 4 meeting with visiting INL Deputy Director Thomas Browne in Beijing. They [...]
2006-12-11 10:59:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR SOCI KHIV CH
06BRASILIA1993BRAZIL READY TO RE-ENGAGE ON HIV/AIDS COOPERATION
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Sobel, USAID Mission Director Jennifer Adams and CDC Country Director Suzanne Westman met with GOB Minister of Health Agenor Alvares and the director of the National HIV/AIDS program, Mariangela Simao, to discuss the potential for expanded collaboration in health on Septembe [...]
2006-09-19 18:54:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KFLU KHIV SOCI TBIO PGOV BR
06BRASILIA2241 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR HRSA/HHS OFFICIAL SCOLLARD
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for David Scollard, M.D., Ph.D. Chief, Pathologist Research Department, National Hansen's Disease Program, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA),Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),as follows: -- October 29 to November 0 [...]
2006-10-26 19:47:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA KHIV OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA931 BRAZIL'S MINISTER OF HEALTH RESPONDS POSITIVELY ON FUTURE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge Phillip T. Chicola delivered the demarche on cooperation on HIV/AIDS and other areas (ref A) to Brazil's Minister of Health Jose Agenor Alvares da Silva on May 9. The Charge referenced former Health Minister Saraiva's proposals for increased bilateral collaboration offered [...]
2006-05-11 18:40:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV KIPR TBIO KSCA EAID BR
06BRIDGETOWN1624COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO WIKLE FOR TRAVEL TO
[...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to EconOff Paula Wikle to travel to Barbados from September 25-28, 2006, for the purpose of attending the Chiefs of Mission Conference on HIV/AIDS. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is not required. 3. Entry/departure [...]
2006-09-14 20:20:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA KHIV BB
06BRIDGETOWN1780 BRIDGETOWN HOSTS SUCCESSFUL 2006 REGIONAL CHIEFS OF
[...] On September 26-27, Embassy Bridgetown hosted the Fifth Regional Chiefs of Mission Conference on HIV/AIDS. The conference brought together U.S. ambassadors and officials from ten embassies, as well as representatives from Washington and the Caribbean region. The conference reviewed the progr [...]
2006-10-06 21:36:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAID TBIO KHIV BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1910COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO L. ELDRED TO TRAVEL TO
[...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Lois J. Eldred, Director Global AIDS Program, HRSA, to travel to Barbados from November 13-18, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to be a keynote speaker at a Caribbean HIV/AIDS Regional Training Center meeting. 2. Embassy understands th [...]
2006-10-30 17:03:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV SENV OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1915COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO L. ELDRED TO TRAVEL TO
[...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Lois J. Eldred, Director Global AIDS Program, HRSA, to travel to Barbados from November 13-18, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to be a keynote speaker at a Caribbean HIV/AIDS Regional Training Center meeting. 2. Embassy understands th [...]
2006-10-31 13:14:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV SENV OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1916COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO L. ELDRED TO TRAVEL TO
[...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Lois J. Eldred, Director Global AIDS Program, HRSA, to travel to Barbados from November 13-18, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to be a keynote speaker at a Caribbean HIV/AIDS Regional Training Center meeting. 2. Embassy understands th [...]
2006-10-31 15:51:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV SENV OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN2214COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CHEN AND ZAIDI
[...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Mi Chen and Irum Zaidi, HHS/CDC Epidemiologists, to travel to Roseau, Dominica, from January 20-27, 2007, for the purpose of discussing HIV case surveillance-related issues. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands that no assistance is requeste [...]
2006-12-18 18:03:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA KSCA KHIV DO XL
06BRIDGETOWN288COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO VIRGINIA GIDI FOR
[...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Virginia Gidi for travel to Barbados 22-23 February. She will meet with core team members. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands that no assistance is required. 3. Embassy Bridgetown requests an outbrief be provided to the Political-Eco [...]
2006-02-13 19:11:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDEAID OTRA SOCI KHIV BB
06CALCUTTA137BIHAR GOVERNMENT STRUGGLES TO ERADICATE POLIO AND FACES
[...] (SBU) Summary. On March 23 CG had introductory meetings with recently elected Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his senior officials to discuss the new state government's economic development, public health and security initiatives. Kumar and other contacts expressed a strong interest in [...]
2006-04-03 10:02:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON SOCI ASEC KHIV IN
06CALCUTTA442POVERTY IN THE EAST INDIAN STATE OF BIHAR FOSTERS INFECTIOUS
[...] SUMMARY: September 6-7, ConGen visited the East Indian state of Bihar to assess its public health issues. Bihar, India's poorest state, presently has 19 polio infections this year, second only to its neighbor Uttar Pradesh (UP),which has 291 cases as of September 25. Local officials with t [...]
2006-09-26 11:50:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ECON KHIV SOCI KGLB KSCI IN
06DJIBOUTI347LAUNCH OF U.S. REGIONAL "ROADS" HIV/AIDS PROGRAM
[...] (U) USAID and U.S. Embassy in Djibouti launched March 2 its regional HIV/AIDS program in Djibouti entitled the "ROADS Project." The "ROADS Project" supports local activities to mitigate the effects of HIV/AIDS. It is principally funded by the Regional Economic Development Support Office (REDS [...]
2006-03-19 13:09:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KHIV EAID SOCI DJ
06EFTOCAIRO6192EMBASSY CAIRO RESPONSE TO HIV/AIDS AND THE GLOBAL
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Embassy Cairo comments on the the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria Parallel Review Process follow. Responses are keyed to format in reftel. 2. Country: Egypt Region: Middle East Title: Support for the National Plan for the Control of TB Plus A. Proposing Gro [...]
2006-10-03 14:19:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV EAID SOCI TBIO EG
06GABORONE453SCENESETTER FOR DAS THOMPSON'S VISIT TO BOTSWANA
[...] Mission Botswana welcomes the visit of DAS Carol Thompson on April 12-13. As a stable, middle-income, multi-party democracy, Botswana represents the potential of Africa. Yet, Botswana faces significant challenges - a severe HIV/AIDS epidemic, an international human rights controversy over th [...]
2006-03-31 12:07:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON KHIV PHUM MOPS BC
06GEORGETOWN130Guyana Snares Cuban Medical Aid And Scholarships
[...] President Jagdeo returned from a two-day visit to Cuba and held a press conference to trumpet several pledges of assistance, including the establishment of an ophthalmology clinic and a scholarship program for Guyanese students to study medicine, agriculture and engineering in Cuba. The eye cl [...]
2006-02-07 15:22:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID PREL SCUL KPAO KHIV CU GY
06GEORGETOWN141COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - GEORGETOWN-
[...] Post welcomes from USAID/Washington Virginia Gidi "Secret Security Clearance" o/a 2/15 -22/2006, to meet with Guyana Core Team Members and Key Partners and conducting site visits; and grants country clearance. 2. Hotel reservation is confirmed at the Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel, Seawall R [...]
2006-02-10 11:56:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDEAID OVIP SOCI AMGT ASEC KHIV
06GUANGZHOU13565AIDS in Guangxi: "The Problem Is Overwhelmingly
[...] (U) Summary: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region's HIV-AIDS problem continues to worsen. During a recent visit to Guangxi's Center for Disease Control (CDC) and AIDS Care China, an AIDS-related non-governmental organization (NGO) based in South China, Congenoffs learned about how the province i [...]
2006-04-28 10:00:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV EAID SOCI TBIO CH
06GUANGZHOU5479 Journey to the West: HIV/AIDS, Avian Influenza
[...] (SBU) Summary: Local governments have taken some measures to combat the threat of avian influenza (AI) and the spread of HIV/AIDS, but the scale of the threat appears to dwarf the size of government programs. In addition with respect to HIV/AIDS, the accuracy and availability of information [...]
2006-02-28 06:10:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV KFLU EAID SOCI TBIO CH
06HANOI1450THE ROLE OF ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY IN VIETNAM'S
[...] (U) Summary. Although the estimated prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Vietnam is relatively low compared to most Southeast Asian countries, it has continued to rise in each of the past five years, increasing by 25 percent from 2004 to 2005. The estimated national HIV prevalence rate is 0.44 percent [...]
2006-06-14 10:14:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KHIV EAID SOCI VM
06HANOI2822VIETNAM'S FIRST HIV/AIDS LAW: TRANSFORMING NATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 29, 2006, the National Assembly of Vietnam passed the Law on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control. The legislation, the first on this subject, goes into effect on January 1, 2007. While details are still under discussion, this bold and comprehensive new Law demonstrates Vie [...]
2006-11-08 00:50:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PGOV PINR PROP SOCI TBIO KHIV VM
06ISLAMABAD10237DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA AIDS DECLARATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 11:49:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL UNGA KHIV
06JAKARTA11242INDONESIA HIV/AIDS PROGRAM UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary. Indonesia's national HIV/AIDS program is in a critical situation; they are at risk of losing approximately $50 million of Global Fund monies due to poor program management and performance. On July 13, Indonesia's President issued a Presidential Regulation providing the National AI [...]
2006-09-12 03:07:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI KHIV TBIO EAID ID
06JAKARTA11660INDONESIA HIV/AIDS PROGRAM UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary. Indonesia's national HIV/AIDS program is in a critical situation; they are at risk of losing approximately $50 million of Global Fund monies due to poor program management and performance. On July 13, Indonesia's President issued a Presidential Regulation providing the National AI [...]
2006-09-20 09:07:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI KHIV TBIO EAID ID
06JAKARTA12944POST RECOMMENDATIONS ON GLOBAL FUND PHASE 2
[...] (SBU) Summary. Approve Phase 2 funding, at requested level of funding, $33,905,951, with conditions. End Summary Indonesia's Global Fund HIV/AIDS Program Summary --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (U) Indonesia received two Global Fund AIDS grants: Round 1 and Round 4, [...]
2006-11-02 04:44:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI KHIV TBIO EAID ID
06JAKARTA12981POST RECOMMENDATIONS ON GLOBAL FUND PHASE 2
[...] (SBU) Summary. Approve Phase 2 funding, at requested level of funding, $33,905,951, with conditions. End Summary Indonesia's Global Fund HIV/AIDS Program Summary --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (U) Indonesia received two Global Fund AIDS grants: Round 1 and Round 4, [...]
2006-11-03 05:08:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI KHIV TBIO EAID ID
06JAKARTA9334INDONESIAN HEALTH MINISTER PRAISES COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Health Dr. Siti Fadilah Supari told the Ambassador on July 24 that the Ministry of Health (MOH) is committed to cooperation with NAMRU-2 and will assist in the finalization of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). She noted that the Government of Indonesia (GOI) [...]
2006-07-25 10:30:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO EAGR KHIV ID PGOV KFLU SOCI
06JEDDAH470JEDDAH'S FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS
[...] (U) Summary. Jeddah's AIDS program coordinator described the HIV/AIDS problem and her efforts to improve the situation with awareness campaigns and treatment facilities for the infected. While Saudi Arabia's confirmed infection rate is relatively low, she is focused on getting more people tes [...]
2006-07-11 10:31:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKHIV KWMN PINR SA SOCI
06KATHMANDU385GENERIC ANTI-RETROVIRAL DRUGS APPROVED AND
[...] ADCM informed Minister of Health and Population Mani Lama and Minister of Commerce, Industry and Supplies Buddhi Man Thamang that the anti-retroviral drug preparations approved and tentatively approved by HHS/FDA now appear on the WHO pre-qualification list. The ADCM also urged that Nepal spee [...]
2006-02-09 09:23:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDEAID TBIO SOCI KIPR KHIV NP
06KHARTOUM258 Bashir Interview: AU Summit, Darfur, AIDS,
[...] (U) Summary and comment: Post received an English copy of President Omer Al-Bashir's interview with Sudan News Agency Director General Mohamed Hatim Sulieman on the occasion of the convening of the 6th African Union Summit in Khartoum. Bashir responded to questions on a number of issues rang [...]
2006-02-02 13:25:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ETRD EAGR EPET KPKO KHIV AU SU
06KINGSTON1051KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: May 13 - May 30, 2006
[...] This week's topics: -- BOJ Reduces Interest Rates -- Prime Minister of Malaysia Visits -- Jamaican Company to Expand to the Caribbean -- Major Investment Project on the Horizon -- Cement Troubles Continue -- Public Sector Memorandum of Understanding (Finally) -------------- [...]
2006-05-30 14:58:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM
06KINGSTON1256KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: May 31 - June 23, 2006
[...] This month's topics: -- Chilean President Visits -- GOJ Concerns with Increasing Food Imports -- Diaspora Conference Held in Kingston -- Bank Executive Highlights Benefits of Migration -- Businesses Hurting From Anti-Drug Efforts -- Huge Demand for Scrap -- Inflation Moderates -- IMF Says [...]
2006-06-26 11:32:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM
06KINGSTON1441KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: June 24 - July 24, 2006
[...] This month's topics: -- Chavez Visit Postponed -- West Indies Alumina Company Cutting Jobs -- More Competition in Mobile Market -- Finance Minister Heads Team to the UK -- Cement Imports Increase -- Airline Starts Service to Jamaica -- Prices Jump in June -- Opposition Spokesman Predicts [...]
2006-07-25 11:42:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM
06KINGSTON1645KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: July 25 - August 21, 2006
[...] This month's topics: -- Chavez Visit -- Jamaican Delegation in Venezuela -- National Elections in 2006 Unlikely -- Telecom Company Cuts Staff -- Prices Inching Up -- Bankers Submit Credit Bureau Proposal -- Several Apply for Commercial Bank Licenses -- Jamaica Files Debt Shelf with US Sec [...]
2006-08-22 11:52:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM
06KINGSTON240KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: JANUARY 20, 2006 -
[...] This week's topics: -- Formal Inauguration of CARICOM Single Market -- Fiscal Deficit Worsens -- Fiscal Situation Worries International Investors -- GOJ Exploring Fuel Tax Increase -- Bauxite/Alumina Expansion Project On Track -- Crime Rates Down --------------------------- [...]
2006-02-03 20:47:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM
06KINGSTON336KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: FEBRUARY 4, 2006 -
[...] This week's topics: -- New Governor General -- Economic Prospects Favorable -- First Supplementary Estimates to Be Tabled -- Tourism Back In Earnest -- Jamaica's Hunt for Oil -- Sugar Industry Developments -- Jamaica-Cuba: Light Bulbs and Cement -- International Arrest [...]
2006-02-17 15:17:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM
06KINGSTON45KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: DECEMBER 23, 2005 -
[...] This week's topics: -- Chinese "Aid" Pipeline Deepens -- Venezuelan "Aid" Also Deepens -- Fiscal Deficit Widens -- Remittances Remain Buoyant -- Income Tax Threshold to Increase -- International Arrests -- Jamaica - The World's Murder Capital ------------------------------ Chin [...]
2006-01-09 19:10:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM
06KINGSTON475KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: FEBRUARY 18, 2006 -
[...] This week's topics: -- New Prime Minister Chosen -- Rating Agency Maintains Jamaica's Rating -- Expansion of Oil Refinery Underway -- GOJ Seeking Consultation on Explosive Tax Proposal -- Crime Rates Down -------------------------- New Prime Minister Chosen ----------------- [...]
2006-03-08 20:56:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM
06KINGSTON553KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: MARCH 7 - MARCH 17, 2006
[...] This week's topics: -- New Prime Minister on March 30 -- Delta Call Center Contract -- Tax Debate Heats Up -- New Player in Telecom Industry -- Tough Cement Problem -- Crime Rates Down ------------------------------ New Prime Minister on March 30 --------------- [...]
2006-03-20 18:26:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM
06KINGSTON647KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: MARCH 18 - MARCH 31,
[...] This week's topics: -- New Prime Minister Sworn In -- Economic Policy Stability -- Cement Industry Developments -- Labor Relations -- Revised Sugar Production Target for `05/`06 ------------------------------ New Prime Minister Sworn In ------------------------------ 2. [...]
2006-04-03 18:03:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM
06KINGSTON745KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: April 1 - April 18, 2006
[...] This week's topics: -- "Zeeks" Found Guilty of Murder -- Buoyant Tourism Season -- Sluggish Economic Growth in 2005 -- Inflation Slows During First Quarter -- Estimates of Expenditure Tabled ---------------------------- "Zeeks" Found Guilty of Murder ---------------------- [...]
2006-04-18 18:55:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM
06KINGSTON854KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: April 19 - May 2, 2006
[...] This week's topics: -- "Zeeks" Sentencing Postponed -- MOU on Slippery Slope -- Electricity Bill to Increase -- Public Debt Jumps ---------------------------- "Zeeks" Sentencing Postponed ---------------------------- 2. The sentencing of PNP linked inner-city Kingston "a [...]
2006-05-03 11:08:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM
06KINGSTON939KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: May 3 - May 12, 2006
[...] This week's topics: -- Venezuelan Navy Ship Visits Kingston -- Prime Minister of Malaysia Visits -- Budget Debate Closes -- Motorola Deal Moving Forward -- Delta to Offer Atlanta-Kingston Route -- Cement Investigation Extended -- Bananas and Sugar: Help on the Way? -- Se [...]
2006-05-15 11:42:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM
06LILONGWE291MALAWI NATIONAL HIV/AIDS REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS
[...] Summary: Malawi's National AIDS Commission has convened the first review of the national response to HIV and AIDS for the year 2005-06. The conference highlighted positive developments in coordination among all partners, as well as the decentralization of the HIV/AIDS response to the district [...]
2006-03-30 09:31:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV MI
06LILONGWE839POST RESPONSE - REQUEST FOR ASSESSMENT OF FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (U) Summary: Post thanks the Department for the opportunity to weigh in on the proposed research project No. AI050410 "Acceptability of male circumcision as part of HIV prevention strategies in Malawi" -Amy Corneli. Post concurs with the spirit of the project and has no objection to it; howeve [...]
2006-09-22 09:41:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OSCI KSCA KHIV MI
06MAPUTO1582MOZAMBIQUE: GOVERNMENT WARNS ITS CITIZENS ON WORLD
[...] Senior government officials continued their candid dialogue in commemoration of World AIDS Day on December 1. President Armando Guebuza, although out of the country on official travel, issued a written statement focusing particularly on the impact of HIV/AIDS on the fight against poverty, its [...]
2006-12-08 04:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TBIO EAID MZ
06MAPUTO237MOZAMBIQUE: "CHANGE BEGINS WITH US" - PRESIDENT
[...] Summary: President Guebuza launched an historic Presidential Initiative to Combat HIV/AIDS with a succession of town hall meetings February 16-19 involving civil society and the private commercial sector. Displaying exceptional openness and engagement, he chaired each meeting personally and e [...]
2006-02-24 07:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TSPL OSCI TBIO KSCA EAID KPAO OIIP MZ
06MAPUTO424GUEBUZA LUNCHES WITH 200 HIV/AIDS ORPHANS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-11 11:54:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV KSCA EAID MZ
06MASERU153MEETING WITH LESOTHO'S "FIRST LADY"
[...] (C) The First Lady of Lesotho shared her views of the current political situation and the status of HIV/AIDS programs in Lesotho during a lengthy discussion with Ambassador on March 21. Mrs. Mosisili is considered one of the most influential women and, de facto, one of the most important lea [...]
2006-03-23 12:26:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KHIV EAID LT
06MASERU188PROGRESS OF USG HIV/AIDS PROGRAM IN LESOTHO
[...] USG Programs in the Kingdom of Lesotho, a non-'focus' country under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR),are reaping recognition from Basotho governmental and non-governmental corners. The extensive interaction of the HIV/AIDS Coordinator with local entities, continued pub [...]
2006-04-19 13:31:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV PREL PHUM SOCI LT
06MASERU225ATLANTA'S MAYOR AND LESOTHO'S YOUNGEST AIDS VICTIMS
[...] SUMMARY ----------------- Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin visited Lesotho from 10 April - 13 April 2006 as a guest of CARE International. Ambassador June Carter Perry met with the Mayor on three separate occasions, an introductory meeting with the Ambassador in the Chancery, celebrations at a [...]
2006-05-10 10:50:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKOCI KHIV OEXC OVIP PREL SOCI PGOV SCUL PHUM LT
06MASERU254UNGASS: HIGH LEVEL AIDS ISSUES
[...] (SBU) In recent discussions (May 29) with The First Lady of Lesotho and Prime Minister Mosisili, we have learned their major concerns about combating HIV/AIDS in Lesotho. We have advised them that the U.S. Delegation will be led by First Lady Mrs. Laura Bush, and that a number of U.S. expert [...]
2006-05-31 11:53:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA PREL PGOV KHIV LT
06MASERU261AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) Ambassador called on Prime Minister Mosisili May 31 prior to his departure for the UNGASS on AIDS. The agenda included Article 98 Agreement status which is awaiting Cabinet review; positions on Iran, Iraq and democratic growth; HIV/AIDS, education and the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA [...]
2006-06-02 14:04:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV KICC KHIV LT
06MASERU298DAS THOMPSON'S VISIT TO LESOTHO
[...] Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Carol Thompson visited Maseru June 14-16 following her attendance at the Second Annual President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Conference in Durban, South Africa. She met with the First Lady of Lesotho, the Deputy Prime Minist [...]
2006-06-23 10:04:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV PREL KDEM SOCI LT
06MASERU334VISIT OF FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON AND BILL AND MELINDA GATES
[...] On 12 July 2006, Former U.S. President William Jefferson Clinton visited Mafeteng, Lesotho, in connection with his AIDS foundation. The Embassy provided vehicle and security support (as requested by USSS),assistance with motorcade and liaison with the GOL. Mr. William Gates and Mrs. Melinda [...]
2006-07-14 09:42:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV OVIP PREL PGOV LT
06MASERU578CARDINAL MCCARRICK VISITS LESOTHO: GRANTS CRS GROWING
[...] SUMMARY. During a November 9 call on Ambassador June Carter Perry, Washington-based Cardinal Theodore McCarrick thanked the U.S. Embassy for its work fighting HIV/AIDS and poverty. Cardinal McCarrick, on a week-long visit to Lesotho in connection with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Lesotho's [...]
2006-11-21 07:19:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID PREL OVIP ASEC VT LT
06MASERU630AMBASSADOR VISITS PEPFAR USG-SUPPORTED HIV/AIDS SITES
[...] On November 27, Ambassador June Carter Perry and a team of U.S. Government HIV/AIDS program staff, including Peace Corps and RHAP Pretoria, and CDC Lesotho, visited multiple PEPFAR-supported programs in the District of Leribe. During the four sites reviewed, the Ambassador offered remarks emp [...]
2006-12-27 10:20:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID KDEM LT
06MASERU631AMBASSADOR'S VISITS REVEAL REMOTE AREAS BENEFIT FROM USG
[...] SUMMARY. On November 28, Ambassador June Carter Perry and post's Special Projects team visited the District of Mokhotlong to review three Special Self-Help (SSH) Fund projects and to meet with Ambassador's Girls' Scholarship Program (AGSP) recipients there. This visible outreach to an isolat [...]
2006-12-27 10:20:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV SCUL KDEM LT
06MINSK1099EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - OCTOBER 06,
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS ELECTIONS --------- - Milinkevich as Campaign Aide for Local Candidates (para. 2) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - Opposition Activist Jailed for 2005 Bombings in Vitebsk (para. 3) - Opposition, [...]
2006-10-06 12:20:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON KTDB KHIV BO
06MINSK720POST REVIEW OF GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS,
[...] On June 27, 2006 USAID Country Representative, USAID Activity Manager and an Embassy Poloff met with UNDP HIV/AIDS Program Manager, the UNDP Resident Representative and the Belarus Global Fund Project Manager to discuss the results of Phase I of the project (which ends November 30, 2006) and p [...]
2006-07-12 13:49:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV SOCI TBIO BO
06MOSCOW3803CODEL FRIST MEETING WITH RUSSIAN EXPERTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In an April 10 breakfast meeting with Codel Frist and the Ambassador, Russian experts described the range of challenges facing Russia in the political, economic, and social sphere. Experts agreed that high oil profits disincline the political leadership to push new policy init [...]
2006-04-11 13:56:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM ECON EATO KHIV RS
06MUSCAT1064CURRENT STATE OF HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS IN OMAN
[...] A UNICEF report outlining its next five-year plan for Oman, done in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, provided updated statistics on the AIDS picture. While HIV rates remain low and numerically static, incidence of other sexually transmitted diseases is rising. The Ministry of Health [...]
2006-07-05 12:34:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KHIV SOCI MU
06NAIROBI5367 KENYA GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION: CIVIL SOCIETY
[...] (U) Summary: The Kenya Girl Guides Association (KGG) unveiled its new emphasis on educating girls and young women on health issues, especially reproductive health, at a six hour ceremony featuring addresses by First Lady Lucy Kibaki, Minister of Youth Dr. Mohammed Kuti, and MP Njoki Ndungu, [...]
2006-12-27 13:44:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KHIV KWMN KE
06NAIROBI93 CODEL BROWNBACK EXAMINES CONSERVATION AND FEEDING
[...] Summary: Senators Brownback and Durbin visited Kenya December 4 through 6 to examine conservation efforts in the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Senator Durbin then returned to Nairobi and visited several World Food Program (WFP) feeding programs in the sprawling Kibera slums. Senator Durbin [...]
2006-01-09 11:28:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KHIV ECON EAGR EAID ETRD PGOV PREL
06NASSAU8632006 AMBASSADOR'S SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM FOR HIV/AIDS
[...] SUMMARY: The Bahamas is making continued progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS because of the cooperative efforts of government and non-governmental organizations. However, persons living with HIV/AIDS face stigma and discrimination as a result of their infection. To address this concern, [...]
2006-06-01 20:14:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDEAID TBIO KHIV BF
06NICOSIA806DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA AIDS DECLARATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-01 12:44:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA KHIV CY
06OTTAWA3591CANADA ANNOUNCES NEW FUNDING FOR OVERSEAS HIV/AIDS
[...] Canada's International Cooperation Minister Josee Verner announced on December 1, World AIDS Day, C$120 million to fight HIV/AIDS overseas. This is over and above what Canada has previously pledged to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. The new funding will support glob [...]
2006-12-13 20:54:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TBIO EAID CA XA
06PARIS7318INTERNATIONAL UNION'S LUNG CONFERENCE - PUNCHING ABOVE ITS
[...] SUMMARY: The International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease convened the 37th Union World Conference on Lung Health from October 31 to November 4, 2006 in Paris, France. The Union's annual conference is the world's premier meeting of tuberculosis and public health experts dedicate [...]
2006-11-09 10:50:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KHIV KFLU FR
06PORTAUPRINCE2337WYCLEF IN CONCERT: PROMOTING HAITI'S FUTURE
[...] Wyclef Jean, Haiti's most prominent celebrity and public figure, held a free concert for more than 20,000 people December 1 in Jacmel, a southern coastal city about 3 hours from Port-au-Prince. The crowd, hemmed in between the beach on one side and a concrete wall on the other, extended for m [...]
2006-12-07 16:45:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI KHIV HA
06PRETORIA1052 SOUTH AFRICAN HIV/AIDS SPENDING IN 2006 BUDGET
[...] Summary. Finance Minister Trevor Manuel presented South Africa's 2006 Budget, highlighting the South African government's planned expenditures and revenues over the following three years. Expenditures on social development constitute over half of total expenditures. Spending on health and [...]
2006-03-14 11:48:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA1195 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH MARCH 24 2006 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2006-03-24 11:18:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA1397 SOUTH AFRICA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified; Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Welcome to South Africa. In the twelve years since the end of apartheid, the South African government (SAG) has taken major steps toward establishing a democracy and market-based economy. Despite problems of income [...]
2006-04-07 04:38:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL EFIN EINV ETRD ECON KHIV SF
06PRETORIA1415 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH April 7 2006 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2006-04-07 12:42:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA142 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH JANUARY 13 2006 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2006-01-13 12:06:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA1657 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH April 21 2006 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2006-04-21 13:51:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA1821 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH May 4 2006 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2006-05-05 10:43:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA2065 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH May 19 2006 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2006-05-19 07:58:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA2249 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH June 2 2006 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2006-06-01 14:44:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA320 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH JANUARY 27 2006 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2006-01-27 12:17:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA3339SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR OBAMA'S VISIT TO SOUTH
[...] (SBU) Welcome to South Africa, an anchor country in our Africa policy. Since the end of apartheid in 1994, the African National Congress (ANC)-led South African Government (SAG) has made major progress toward establishing a vibrant democracy and market-based economy. The SAG has focused on p [...]
2006-08-15 14:57:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV ECON KHIV SF
06PRETORIA4310SOUTH AFRICA: VIEWS ON JACOB ZUMA'S POLITICAL
[...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. This is the first in a series of cables that will explore strengths and weaknesses of emerging candidates for the ANC and national presidencies in South Africa. Ref A provided brief profiles of possible contenders. This message presents current views of South [...]
2006-10-17 13:23:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KHIV KJUS SF
06PRETORIA603 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH FEBRUARY 10 2006 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2006-02-10 13:26:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA640SOUTH AFRICA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PELOSI VISIT
[...] (SBU) Welcome to South Africa, an anchor country in our Africa policy. Since the end of apartheid in 1994, the African National Congress (ANC)-led South African Government (SAG) has made major progress toward establishing a vibrant democracy and market-based economy. The SAG has focused on [...]
2006-02-15 07:35:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL ECON MARR KHIV SF
06PRETORIA790 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH FEBRUARY 24 2006 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2006-02-24 11:09:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA990 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH MARCH 10 2006 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2006-03-10 07:59:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06RABAT1377MOROCCAN IMAMS TO RECEIVE EDUCATION IN SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED
[...] Summary: Moroccan Imams will begin receiving awareness training as part of the GOM's fight against HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) beginning in Sept 2006. The voluntary training represents a joint initiative by the Ministries of Islamic Affairs (MIA) and Health (MOH),and co [...]
2006-07-20 16:29:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV KISL PHUM PGOV MO
06RABAT742MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] An EU-Morocco fisheries agreement signed in July 2005 has been delayed due to opposition from some EU governments about whether the deal should include fishing grounds off the disputed Western Sahara. Last year, after six years of talks, the GOM signed a $160 million, four-year deal that wou [...]
2006-04-21 15:05:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIS EWWT KFLU KHIV MO WS
06RANGOON1170BURMA: 11 AIDS ACTIVISTS AND 20 MONKS ARRESTED
[...] (C) Summary: Eleven HIV/AIDS activists close to the 88 Students Generation Group were arrested August 13 for not properly registering to spend the night at a monastery where they were preparing a ceremony for HIV/AIDS victims. Members of Min Ko Naing's Students Group and the NLD gathered at t [...]
2006-08-14 10:34:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KHIV PREL BM
06RANGOON1195THREE DISEASES FUND DONORS MOVE AHEAD
[...] (SBU) Summary: The new Three Diseases (3D) Fund in Burma should become operational by December 2006. The UN is recruiting Fund staff and the UK just announced a $38 million funding commitment to the 3D Fund, while the Netherlands committed one million euros. The six donor nations -- UK, EC, [...]
2006-08-18 14:16:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID SOCI KHIV BM
06RANGOON1196BURMESE HARASSMENT CONTINUES PAST DEATH
[...] (U) On August 12, ex-political prisoner and NLD member Ko Than Lwin died of complications related to HIV/AIDS. Ko Than Lwin had contracted HIV/AIDS in jail after being arrested in 1998 and sentenced to 14 years in prison for distributing copies of the opposition journal "New Era." He was rele [...]
2006-08-18 14:16:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON PREL BM KHIV
06RANGOON157AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE GLOBAL FUND IN BURMA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Six Western donor countries seek to establish a new fund addressing Burma's "Three Diseases" of HIV/AIDS, malaria, and TB. A "formulation team" of consultants will visit Burma for three weeks in February to establish the parameters for the program, which the UN Office for Project [...]
2006-02-07 02:58:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PHUM SOCI KHIV BM
06RANGOON1777BURMA: OPPOSITION WINS HEARTS ON WORLD AIDS DAY
[...] SUMMARY: The National League for Democracy (NLD) and members of the 88 Generation Students (88GS) used World AIDS Day to show compassion and care for HIV/AIDS victims and their families and to help raise greater awareness among the public. The NLD honored over 100 HIV/AIDS health workers and [...]
2006-12-07 10:20:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI KHIV BM
06RIYADH2544Cultural Norms and Non-Transparency Hamstring
[...] (SBU) Summary: Meetings with public health officials during the visit of regional ESTH officer to Saudi Arabia provided a snapshot of Saudi health issues: a population increasingly afflicted with costly illnesses of the wealthy - obesity, diabetes, and heart disease - and a health system tha [...]
2006-04-10 04:26:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KHIV SA
06RIYADH2560Saudi Science Research - Gathering Strength
[...] Summary: Academic and scientific researchers in Saudi Arabia are hungry for more contact with American counterparts and believe that the Saudi research system is increasingly operating up to international standards. Improved education and upcoming research opportunities fQ women, including the [...]
2006-04-10 12:27:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDTSPL TBIO SENV KHIV CVIS SA
06THEHAGUE1364DUTCH INTEREST IN ACOTA, HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS AND
[...] (S) Summary: Director of East African Affairs (and acting DAS) Eunice Reddick met June 14 with Wepke Kingma, the Director of the Dutch MFA's Africa Department. Also present on the Dutch side were Ambassador at Large for the Great Lakes Region, Fred Radke, and Head of East and Southern Africa [...]
2006-06-16 13:29:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL MARR KHIV PREF XY XW ZF NL
06THEHAGUE2235HIV/AIDS: DUTCH SEEK BROAD-BASED COOPERATION
[...] SUMMARY: The Dutch want to significantly expand bilateral cooperation on HIV/AIDS in Africa and seek State concurrence to develop these initiatives. See Action Request in paragraphs 5-7. END SUMMARY. 2. In response to reftel request for ideas to reinvigorate the 2003 U.S.-Dutch bilateral a [...]
2006-10-16 06:09:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV NL UNGA AF
06THEHAGUE762NETHERLANDS: PLANS TO EXPAND PEACE AND SECURITY
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GONL is paying increasing attention to African Peace and Security Architecture and is ready to commit additional resources. The GONL wishes, in cooperation with the Belgians, to take a lead on Burundi Security Sector [...]
2006-04-07 14:51:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL KGHA KHIV KPKO MARR MASS MOPS BE BY CG
06TOKYO4425JAPAN'S ANNUAL REPORT ON HIV/AIDS FOR 2005
[...] According to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) AIDS Surveillance Committee Annual Report on the HIV/AIDS Epidemic for 2005, a total of 832 new HIV- positive cases and 367 new AIDS cases were reported in Japan during the year. While the number of new HIV positive cases incr [...]
2006-08-07 08:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SOCI KHIV AMED KSCA JA
06TUNIS2492HIV/AIDS AND THE GLOBAL FUND: EMBASSY TUNIS
[...] (U) Per reftel, an interagency committee, comprised of participants from the Health Unit, Public Affairs, the Political and Economic Section, and DOD's Office of Defense Cooperation reviewed the GOT submission to the Global Fund. The following comments are keyed to reftel para 8 questions: [...]
2006-10-04 09:17:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KHIV SOCI TBIO TS
06VATICAN254POPE CALLS FOR END TO DISCRIMINATION AGAINST HIV/AIDS
[...] (U) Pope Benedict XVI told the audience at his Sunday prayer service November 26 that he hoped World AIDS day would "serve to foster greater responsibility in curing the disease, as well as in the commitment to avoid all discrimination of those who have been affected." The pope went on to pr [...]
2006-12-07 09:32:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KHIV SOCI
06WELLINGTON416DEMARCHE TO NEW ZEALAND ON UNGA AIDS DECLARATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-31 04:15:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV NZ UNGA
06ZAGREB911CROATIA SEEKS FUNDING TO CONTINUE AIDS-
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-31 04:56:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KHIV PHUM PGOV HR
06ZAGREB952CROATIA SEEKS FUNDING TO CONTINUE AIDS-
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-10 13:32:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KHIV PHUM PGOV HR
07ABIDJAN666COTE D'IVOIRE SUPPORT FOR UNITAID
[...] (U) Cote d'Ivoire's Ministry of Finance confirms that Cote d'Ivoire is funding its commitments to UNITAD via the levy of a "solidarity tax" on airline tickets. Taxes are USD 4 (CFA 2000) per ticket for short and medium distance flights (generally flights remaining on the African continent),an [...]
2007-06-25 07:47:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KHIV TBIO PREL
07ABIDJAN683COTE D'IVOIRE NOMINATION FOR ATTENDEE OF USDA GLOBAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-27 10:04:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV TBIO PREL
07ADDISABABA1652 ETHIOPIAN PATRIARCH A CRITICAL ALLY ON THE BATTLEFRONT
[...] SUMMARY. The Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Abuna Petros, and the Ambassador appeared at a public event on May 23 to advocate for HIV/AIDS victims to take antiretroviral treatment (ART),not just traditional holy water alone, as treatment for their disease. Hundreds of worshipper [...]
2007-05-30 07:53:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO EAID KHIV SOCI OEXC ET
07AMMAN2639JORDAN AND UNITAID
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-20 14:00:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID TBIO KHIV PREL JO
07ASTANA1796KAZAKHSTAN: VERDICT IN HIV OUTBREAK TRIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: A court in South Kazakhstan sentenced seventeen medical workers to prison terms of up to five years for their roles in infecting over 100 children with HIV. Four senior health officials, including the former head of the South Kazakhstan's Region health department Nursulu Tasmaga [...]
2007-07-02 04:33:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KHIV SOCI KZ
07BELMOPAN51BELIZE'S DAIMLERCHRYSLER AGENT DONATE TO PLWAS
[...] On January 17, Bravo Motors, Belize's authorized agent/distributor for DaimlerChrysler, donated the proceeds of a 2006 Nissan Grand Raffle to "The Living With Hope Foundation" to help people living with HIV and AIDS. 2. Bravo Motors is the authorized agent in Belize for DaimlerChrysler and [...]
2007-01-23 22:56:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV SOCI BH
07BERLIN318GERMANY TO LOOK INTO POTENTIAL SALE OF GERMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-15 16:14:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP KSAC MNUC PARM PREL KHIV GM
07BERLIN354GERMAN FIRM DECLINES SELLING PRINTING PRESS TO THE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-21 16:36:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP KSAC MNUC PARM PREL KHIV GM
07BRIDGETOWN161BARBADOS: SUSTAINABILITY WORKSHOP ON HIV/AIDS IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 29-30, the U.S. Department of Labor-International Labor Organization's HIV/AIDS Workplace Program hosted a sustainability workshop, which focused on developing a strategy for carrying forward the Program's mission after the Program officially concludes in December [...]
2007-02-09 12:37:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDBB ECON ELAB KHIV PGOV PREL SOCI XL
07BRIDGETOWN355COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO FITZPATRICK FOR
[...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick, Director, CDC Global Aids Program, to travel to St. Lucia from March 26-27, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to meet with staff of the HIV/AIDS Programme Unit and to meet with Dr. Vasantha Chase, Director of the OECS O [...]
2007-03-21 18:59:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA KHIV TBIO ST
07BRIDGETOWN650 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO E. CALDEIRA TO TRAVEL TO
[...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants country clearance to Ellen Caldeira, Project Officer, Global AIDS program, Health Resources and Services Administration, to travel to Barbados from July 1-7, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to participate in a meeting with implementing partners of HIV/ [...]
2007-05-23 13:35:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KHIV OTRA BB
07CHENGDU236HIV/AIDS AND POLITICAL CONTROLS IN ONE OF TIBET'S MOST
[...] (C) Summary: While optimistic their outreach efforts can have a positive impact, Swiss Red Cross representatives in China's Tibetan prefecture of Shigatse believe that a continued overall lack of education and awareness about HIV/AIDS, the spread of prostitution in the wake of increased number [...]
2007-09-25 08:54:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALKHIV PGOV SOCI ECON CH
07DAKAR944GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA, PHASE
[...] Senegal's National Malaria Control Program (PNLP) is using this Global Fund grant to introduce new artemesinin-based combination therapy (ACT) drugs for treatment of uncomplicated malaria, provide intermittent preventive treatment for pregnant women, and distribute insecticide-treated bednets. [...]
2007-04-27 15:12:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV TBIO SOCI SG
07DARESSALAAM1294AMBASSADOR'S SPICE ISLAND TOUR COVERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador was warmly received throughout his introductory "listening tour" of Zanzibar September 16-18. Reconciliation between ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party and opposition Civic United Front (CUF) was the leading topic, with Zanzibar's President Karume calling reconci [...]
2007-09-24 13:50:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL KHIV TZ
07FREETOWN709WORLD AIDS DAY: WHERE IS SIERRA LEONE?
[...] SUMMARY: As World AIDS Day approaches (Dec. 1),it appears that Sierra Leone's HIV/AIDS prevalence rate is reportedly low, officially at 1.53%, although some sources believe it to be higher. Th military's prevalence is higher. Efforts to combat HIV/AIDS are coordinated by the National HIV/A [...]
2007-11-28 16:44:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV SOCI TBIO PREL EAID SL
07GUANGZHOU1231Pearl River Delta Flotsam and Jetsam, November 19, 2007
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This is the third in a series of periodic cables that will feature snapshots of the Guangzhou consular district. Highlights of this installment include: advanced television flat-panel manufacturing; a HIV/AIDS treatment facility; enforcement of air pollution laws; and PRD labor tre [...]
2007-11-20 08:33:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ELAB ECON ETRD KHIV CH
07GUANGZHOU640Guangxi: HIV/AIDS Programs on the Vietnam Border
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Consul General and USAID Bangkok Health officer visited the cities of Dongxing and Pingxiang in Guangxi to take a look at and support USG-assisted HIV/AIDS projects along the border between China and Vietnam. Although small in scale, the projects serve two purposes: to provide o [...]
2007-06-04 09:06:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV ECON CH
07HANOI1381AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRIME MINISTER DZUNG
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a cordial August 3 farewell call on Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung, the Ambassador and the Prime Minister reflected positively on the progress in bilateral relations over the past three years, including growing trade ties and increased cooperation in areas such as [...]
2007-08-04 12:12:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF EAID EAIR KHIV VM
07HANOI1464AMBASSADOR'S ENGAGES VIETNAMESE LEADERSHIP ON HEALTH ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: As part of his series of farewell calls on Vietnamese leaders, Ambassador Marine met separately with Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Truong Vinh Trong and former Minister of Health (MOH) Tran Thi Trung Chien to discuss health issues, particularly HIV/AIDS. Ambassador Marine pushed [...]
2007-08-14 17:38:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV KFLU TBIO PREL PGOV SOCI VM
07HANOI1841AMBASSADOR MICHALAK AND NEW VIETNAMESE MINISTER OF HEALTH
[...] (U) Summary: On October 25, Ambassador Michalak paid an introductory call on the new Minister of Health, Nguyen Quoc Trieu. After reviewing Trieu's strong political experience and connections, the Ambassador noted leading USG health cooperation priorities, particularly medication assisted thera [...]
2007-10-26 09:09:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PROP SOCI TBIO EAID KHIV KFLU VM
07HANOI1975AMBASSADOR VISITS HAIPHONG ON THE OCCASION OF HISTORIC U.S.
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador made his first visit to Haiphong City, in part to participate in activities related to an historic port call by two U.S. Navy warships. The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on the Vice Chairman of the Haiphong City People's Committee and expressed concern over an i [...]
2007-11-21 09:29:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON KIRF TBIO KHIV PINS OEXC CVIS PGOV PHUM
07HANOI912HIV/AIDS: AMBASSADOR HANDS OVER FY 2007 VIETNAM OPERATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 9, the Ambassador formally presented to Minister of Health Tran Thi Trung Chien the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Vietnam Operational Plan for fiscal year 2007. The Ambassador urged greater GVN coordination to ensure that HIV-positive individuals res [...]
2007-05-17 10:55:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV TBIO PREL PGOV VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY1107PEPFAR SPENDING IN HCMC MONEY WELL-SPENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations staff members Shannon Smith and Jennifer Simon concluded their President's Emergency Plan for AIDs Relief (PEPFAR) assessment visit to Vietnam with a stop in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) on October 11-12. HCMC officials, medical staff, and [...]
2007-10-29 12:46:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KHIV TBIO PREL PGOV SOCI OTRA OVIP VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY665HCMC CONTINUES TO DELAY LEGALIZING CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE
[...] (SBU) On June 16, Pol and CDC met with a representative of Father John Dinh Toai, Director of the HCMC Archdiocese "Pastoral Care" program for people living with HIV/AIDS . He said that the biggest obstacle facing the church continues to be the unwillingness of local authorities to grant legal [...]
2007-06-26 05:21:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID SOCI PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KHIV VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY739AMBASSADOR VISITS PEPFAR SITES IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a June 6-8 visit to the Cambodian border provinces of Dak Nong, Binh Phuoc and Tay Ninh, the Ambassador reviewed local efforts to combat HIV/AIDS and the impact of projects funded by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Officials at the Vietnam Youth Corps Dru [...]
2007-07-10 09:50:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF PINR KREF KHIV VM
07JAKARTA2168AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HEALTH AND RESEARCH ISSUES WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Health Dr. Siti Fadilah Supari told the Ambassador on August 9 that the Ministry of Health (MOH) is committed to cooperation with USG. Describing Indonesia's pressing health concerns including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and avian influenza (AI),she said the Gov [...]
2007-08-09 09:01:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO EAGR CASC KHIV PGOV KFLU ID
07JAKARTA2230AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SAMPLE SHARING AND VACCINE WITH BAXTER
[...] (SBU) Summary. The President of Baxter Bioscience's Vaccine Business, Kim Bush, told the Ambassador on August 14 that he believes the Indonesians would welcome a solution to the AI virus sample sharing impasse. Negotiations among a smaller group of key stakeholders could best resolve the issue [...]
2007-08-15 09:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO EAGR CASC KHIV PGOV KFLU ID
07JOHANNESBURG231SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this monthly newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chrom [...]
2007-08-03 14:57:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON ELAB KHIV SF
07JOHANNESBURG3732South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, zin [...]
2007-10-24 07:16:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
07JOHANNESBURG3738South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, zin [...]
2007-10-24 09:51:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
07KOLKATA152YOUNG BOYS AND MEN SUFFER SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AS TRADITIONAL
[...] Summary: A United Nations Development Program (UNDP) funded report entitled "Dancing Boys: Traditional Prostitution of Young Males in India" highlights the problem of sexual abuse and exploitation of "launda dancers" - young boys and men, who are hired to dance (in women's clothing) at marri [...]
2007-05-09 10:11:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EAID TBIO KHIV IN
07KOLKATA223RESOURCE CRIPPLED BIHAR FIGHTS AGAINST POLIO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The state of Bihar continues to see an increase in polio cases. As of the end of July 2007, 17 cases have been reported, compared to 13 during the same period last year. In 2006, Bihar reported 61 cases of polio out of a total of 660 in India, which was double the number from [...]
2007-07-30 11:37:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KHIV SENV PGOV IN
07KOLKATA250ORISSA STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS CONCERNED OVER EPIDEMIC LEVELS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 1, ConGen met with Orissa State AIDS Control Society (OSACS) officials to discuss the HIV/AIDS situation in Orissa. The interaction revealed worsening conditions in this eastern Indian state. The National Aids Control Organization (NACO) characterizes Orissa as a "h [...]
2007-08-21 11:30:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KHIV KWMN KGLB TBIO IN
07KOLKATA258THE HIV/AIDS SCENARIO IN INDIA'S EAST AND NORTHEAST
[...] (SBU) Summary: In July, India's National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) released the results of an analytical exercise supported by UNAIDS and the World Health Organization (WHO) that provided new, lower estimates of HIV prevalence in India. The exercise, conducted in 2006, found that [...]
2007-08-24 12:53:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KHIV TBIO KWMN SENV ELAB IN
07KOLKATA291NORTHEAST INDIAN STATE MIZORAM STRUGGLES WITH NEAR EPIDEMIC
[...] (U) Summary: From August 28-30, ConGen visited the northeast Indian state of Mizoram to assess the state's social issues. The state borders Burma and has a relatively small population of around one million people. While literacy is high at over 88 percent, the state economy is weak and reli [...]
2007-09-19 14:46:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KHIV SNAR TBIO IN BM
07LILONGWE169U.S. ASSISTANCE GETS MALAWI GLOBAL FUND PROGRAM BACK ON
[...] Summary: Malawi is one of the largest recipients of assistance from the Global Fund, with over $300 million in grants approved to date. Execution of the grants, however, has been beset by many problems, and less than a quarter of approved funds have been disbursed. In order to improve Malawi' [...]
2007-03-07 10:28:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV SOCI MI
07LILONGWE322COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR OGAC CORE TEAM LEADER KATIE
[...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Ms. Kathryn Crowley from May 13th, 2007 to May 25th, 2007, for the purpose of assisting post in the preparation of the FY 2008 COP planning including team and partner orientation to full COP requirements for a non-focu [...]
2007-04-26 13:04:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV MI
07LILONGWE381COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CATHERINE BROKENSHIRE-SCOTT, PEPFAR
[...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Ms. Catherine Brokenshire-Scott from May 27th, 2007 to June 1st, 2007, for the purpose of assisting post in the transition of Strategic Information Advisors for the PEPFAR program in preparation of partner orientation [...]
2007-05-17 05:39:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV MI
07LOME331TOGO -- FIRST MEETING OF NATIONAL COUNCIL TO FIGHT
[...] (U) Charge attended the first session of the CNLS/IST (National Committee for the Fight Against HIV/AIDS and Sexually-Transmitted Diseases) on March 30. The session was presided over by President Faure Gnassingbe, who is the Chairman of the CNLS. The CNLS presented a strategy document for fi [...]
2007-05-09 14:19:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SOCI TBIO EAID TO KHIV
07LONDON4389A/S SULLIVAN DISCUSSES UK DEVELOPMENT POLICY
[...] (SBU) Summary: UK development official Shriti Vadera expressed an interest in closer cooperation with MCC and PEPFAR in a meeting with EEB A/S Sullivan. She also said she has been reaching out to private sector companies such as Coca-Cola and Vodafone (and next Wal-Mart) to use their systems [...]
2007-11-28 16:22:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID KHIV UK
07MADRID195SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR MARK DYBUL,
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to S/GAC US Delegation; Ambassador Mark Dybul, Kristin Pugh and Robert Mayes, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on February 10 to February 15. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 3GSM World Congress and participate in Steering Committee [...]
2007-02-06 11:46:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ASEC EAID KHIV OTRA SOCI SP
07MADRID196SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SECDEF ROBERT M. GATES
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Delegation traveling with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates to travel to Seville, Spain on or about February 7 to February 12. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the USNATO Defense Ministerial meetings. 2. Contro [...]
2007-02-06 12:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ASEC EAID KHIV OTRA SOCI SP
07MADRID217SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/GAC BRITISH ROBINSON
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to S/GAC US Delegate British Robinson, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on February 10 to February 15. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 3GSM World Congress and participate in Steering Committee meetings. 2. Hotel reservations ha [...]
2007-02-09 09:42:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ASEC EAID KHIV OTRA SOCI SP
07MAPUTO969SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY LEAVITT'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) The Embassy warmly welcomes Secretary Leavitt and his accompanying delegation to Mozambique, widely considered to be an exemplary post-conflict democratic success story in Africa. Following the June visit of First Lady Laura Bush and the July MCC compact signing in Washington with Presi [...]
2007-08-16 11:18:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PGOV ECON KHIV PREL EAID MZ
07MASERU135SCHEDULE OF MANAGING DIRECTOR MANS VISIT
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Perry and Finance Minister Thahane reviewed March 7, 2007 the necessary elements (including a potential address by the King at a Special Parlimentary session 3/16/07) for a fruitful visit by Darius Mans, Managing Director of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),taking into [...]
2007-03-07 14:43:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV KMCA PREL PGOV LT
07MASERU204MINISTER OR FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT PRESENTS PROPOSED BUDGET
[...] SUMMARY: The Minister of Finance and Development Planning Dr. Timothy Thahane presented the 2007/2008 National Budget to the Parliament on March 30 2007. The Minister's M7.5bn ($1.03bn) budget will focus on creating a conducive investment climate and Minimum Infrastructure Platform (MIP) hen [...]
2007-04-03 15:40:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV KHIV LT
07MASERU408LESOTHO: 2006 CENSUS PREVIEW SHOWS POPULATION TRENDS
[...] SUMMARY: On July 5, Lesotho's Minister of Finance and Development Planning shared with multilateral and bilateral donor missions an advance excerpt from the country's 2006 housing and population census, compiled by the nation's Bureau of Statistics (BOS). The long-awaited census figures, sho [...]
2007-07-12 09:25:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV KWMN SMIG SOCI LT
07MASERU410LESOTHO: SPEAKER PROGRAM EVALUATION - DR. CHUEN-YEN LAU,
[...] SUMMARY: From June 18-22, Embassy Maseru hosted international speaker Dr. Chuen-Yen Lau, an HIV/AIDS vaccine researcher from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Lau's speaking ability, magnetic personality, and clear grasp of her subject matter made this an excellent program on a topic of [...]
2007-07-12 13:06:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KHIV OIIP SCUL LT
07MASERU43PEPFAR LESOTHO PROGRAM PRESENTED TO GOVERNMENT OF LESOTHO
[...] Seven USG representatives made a formal presentation of Lesotho's HIV/AIDS FY07 mini-Country Operational Plan (COP) to high-level officials in the Ministry of Health & Social Welfare (MOHSW) on January 18, 2007. The Ministry's Principal Secretary (PS) chaired the meeting, which was extremely [...]
2007-01-26 10:53:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID PREL AMGT AFIN LT
07MASERU563LESOTHO: AMBASSADOR NOLAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO KING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 10, Ambassador Robert B. Nolan presented his credentials to Lesotho's King Letsie III at the Royal Palace in Maseru. During their private conversation following the presentation, the King emphasized the excellent state of U.S.-Lesotho bilateral relations following th [...]
2007-10-10 16:41:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID KHIV KMCA LT
07MASERU66PEPFAR/ICAP HANDOVER CEREMONY AT QUEEN ELIZABETH II
[...] Ambassador Perry and Minister of Health Phooko were the keynote speakers at a February 8, 2007 ceremony to hand-over renovated buildings at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Maseru, Lesotho. The building renovations were funded by the US Government under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Re [...]
2007-02-13 12:46:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID PREL SOCI MCC LT
07MBABANE443SWAZILAND POPULATION DECLINE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-03 14:29:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV PGOV SOCI WZ
07MINSK285GOB'S FLEXIBLE APPROACH TO TACKLING HIV/AIDS
[...] (C) Belarus has been fairly successful in fighting HIV/AIDS. Our contacts expect the rate of new infections to continue to decline; TB co-infection continues to be a key problem. The GOB also seems committed to treating those living with HIV/AIDS, and seems to appreciate the role of NGOs in [...]
2007-04-04 09:14:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALKHIV EAID SOCI PGOV BO
07MONTERREY945TAMAULIPAS: BEST PRACTICES FOR FIGHTING DENGUE FEVER IN
[...] On November 8, Consulate Matamoros and Consulate Monterrey Econoffs met with Tamaulipas Secretary of Health, Dr. Rodolfo Torre Cantu, to discuss the state's success in battling dengue fever. Despite record rainfalls throughout northeastern Mexico, Tamaulipas represents a significantly lower p [...]
2007-11-17 00:28:00Consulate MonterreyUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TBIO SENV SMIG SOCI MX
07MOSCOW3429RUSSIA: HIV VACCINE RESEARCHERS LOOK AHEAD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The NIH-sponsored HIV Vaccine Workshop in St. Petersburg June 1-2 brought together over 50 researchers and government representatives from the United States and Europe to discuss recent HIV candidate vaccines and the prospects for clinical vaccine trials in Eastern Europe. Sign [...]
2007-07-13 10:06:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KHIV SOCI SCUL RS
07NEWDELHI5235INDIA LAUNCHES NOVEL HIV/AIDS AWARENESS PROGRAM
[...] (U) On December 1, the GOI commemorated World AIDS day with the launch of the Red Ribbon Express, a seven-coach train designed to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS throughout India and provide education and health services,particurlarly in areas with low media reach. The train will travel across Ind [...]
2007-12-07 12:55:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV SOCI PREL PGOV IN
07NICOSIA547CYPRUS TO SUPPORT UNITAID THROUGH GOC BUDGET
[...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Post has obtained the following information concerning Cyprus's support for the International Drug Purchase Facility (UNITAID). In May 2007, the Ministerial Council reportedly approved a proposal by the Ministry of Finance to fund Cyprus' participation in UNITAID thro [...]
2007-06-28 06:00:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID TBIO KHIV PREL EUN CY
07OTTAWA1100CANADIAN VIEWS ON U.S. INTEREST IN UNAIDS BOARD
[...] (U) ESTH discussed U.S. candidacy for position of vice-chair on the UNAIDS Program Coordinating Board (PCB) for the 2007-08 cycle with representatives of the Foreign Ministry (DFAIT) and provided the demarche to Health Canada,s International Affairs group. We are seeking to discuss our intere [...]
2007-06-08 20:24:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV EAID TBIO CA
07PORTOFSPAIN1086ILO/USDOL HIV/AIDS IN THE WORKPLACE PROJECT MOVING AHEAD IN
[...] SUMMARY: ILO representatives were optimistic about progress as they completed the midterm assessment of the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) funded Trinidad and Tobago HIV/AIDS Workplace Education Program. After initial delays, new commitment and buy-in from the Ministry of Labor has resulted [...]
2007-11-01 12:27:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV SOCI TBIO TD
07PORTOFSPAIN1206TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS -
[...] Prime Minister on Climate Change 2. Central Bank Governor on inflation, currency value 3. Rising food prices 4. Laqtel fined by TATT 5. Increasing tourism traffic on Tobago 6. Trinidadian appointed UNEP Assistant SecGen  [...]
2007-12-21 18:05:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN KGHG EIND ETRD EWWT ECPS KHIV
07PRETORIA1135SAG'S EFFORTS TO CURB GENDER VIOLENCE SLOWLY MOVES
[...] (SBU) Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka officially launched the SAG's "365 Days National Action Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children" on International Women's Day (8 March) despite the conspicuous absence of an action plan. Mlambo-Ngcuka claimed that South Africa is the first [...]
2007-03-30 13:59:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KWMN KCRM KHIV SF
07PRETORIA2817PRESIDENT MBEKI FIRES DEPUTY HEALTH MINISTER
[...] (SBU) President Mbeki on 8 August issued a terse press statement informing the public that he had, "acting in terms of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa....relieved the Deputy Minister of Health, Ms. Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, of her duties with effect today." President Mbeki's [...]
2007-08-10 15:16:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KHIV EAID SF
07PRETORIA2957CALLS FOR HEALTH MINISTER'S DISMISSAL INTENSIFY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. President Mbeki's August 8th dismissal of Deputy Health Minister Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge (ref A) has unleashed relentless domestic and international criticism of the controversial lifestyle and tenure of current Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang. Increasingly, media and [...]
2007-08-23 14:42:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KHIV SF
07PRETORIA3100FORMER DEPUTY HEALTH MINISTER'S DISMISSAL SHOULD
[...] (C) South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) member Dr. Fazel Randera believes the August 8 firing of Deputy Health Minister Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge is likely to have a limited impact on the implementation of South Africa's second National Strategy on HIV and AIDS (2007-2011) now that Heal [...]
2007-09-04 14:21:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KHIV SF
07PRETORIA3735ANC DEFENDS EMBATTLED HEALTH MINISTER
[...] (U) The National Assembly on 18 October adopted a motion of full confidence in embattled Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, reversing the original motion brought SIPDIS forth by the Democratic Alliance (DA) which called for a special committee to probe her fitness to hold public offic [...]
2007-10-24 07:37:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON KHIV SF
07PRETORIA3744South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, zin [...]
2007-10-24 13:53:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
07PRETORIA4002South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, zin [...]
2007-11-20 11:28:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
07PRETORIA4103South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter
[...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, zi [...]
2007-12-03 11:50:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
07PRETORIA4188South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2007-12-13 10:13:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
07PRETORIA4244CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA
[...] (U) Summary: A delegation representing the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) led by Congresswoman Barbara Lee (Dem., Calif.),Del. Donna M. Christensen (Dem., Virgin Islands) and CBCF President Dr. Elsie Scott, visited South Africa November 27 - December 2, 2008. The delegation met [...]
2007-12-27 10:37:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV OREP PREL SF SOCI
07RABAT1051DEMARCHE: MOROCCO SUPPORT FOR UNITAID
[...] (U) Action request, please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) On June 22, econoff discussed reftel with Zakia Midaoui, Director of the MFA's Division of Economic and Commercial Organizations and Conferences. Midaoui reported that in March 2006 Morocco and several other African countries signed a [...]
2007-06-25 12:49:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KHIV PREL TBIO MO
07RANGOON1191BURMA: HELPING PHYU PHYU THIN
[...] (C) Summary: HIV/AIDS activist and NLD youth member Phyu Phyu Thin does not want to come out of hiding, contrary to Ref A. She believes she would be quickly arrested and unable to assist her patients. Phyu Phyu Thin's patients are in desperate need of quick funding in order to continue their [...]
2007-12-19 10:09:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BM KHIV EAID SOCI
07RANGOON419CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM FOR 3D FUND ROLLOUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: As manager of the new Three Diseases Fund (3DF),on May 1, UNOPS signed the first contracts for projects in Burma to address malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS. UNOPS will obligate only funds already received from donors, approximately fifty percent of projects approved by the 3DF Board. [...]
2007-05-04 04:38:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALSOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV BM
07RANGOON99THREE DISEASES FUND LOOKING FOR PARTNERS
[...] (U) Summary: In December, the UNOPS interim manager for the Three Diseases Fund to fight malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS in Burma (3D Fund) called for Expressions of Interest from organizations to provide services for projects, effectively starting the new Fund's operations. UNOPS expects to have th [...]
2007-01-29 10:50:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI EAID PHUM KHIV BM
07SANSALVADOR1652EL SALVADOR PREPARES FOR THE CONFERENCE OF FIRST
[...] (SBU) El Salvador will host the 14th Conference of the First Ladies, Spouses and Representatives of Heads of State and Government of the Americas in San Salvador November 19-21, 2007. The Conference theme is "Building a Society for All Ages," and the proceedings will focus on aging and the pa [...]
2007-08-23 13:41:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYES KWMN PREL KHIV SOCI
07SHANGHAI324HIV/AIDS IN SHANGHAI'S GAY COMMUNITY
[...] (U) Summary: While most members of the Shanghai gay community believed that they were not at great risk for becoming infected with HIV/AIDS, researchers and health specialists said HIV/AIDS was spreading faster in Eastern cities such as Shanghai than through drug usage. According to health wo [...]
2007-05-30 09:48:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KHIV SOCI TBIO CH
07SHENYANG147HIV/AIDS AND AVIAN FLU IN NORTHEAST CHINA: STATUS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Health officials in Liaoning Province claim remarkably few official HIV/AIDS cases, though they acknowledge a nexus between the virus, the province's growing drug problem and its seedy sex industry. Liaoning's Center for Disease Control (CDC) is "not worried" about an imminent avi [...]
2007-08-01 06:04:00Consulate ShenyangCONFIDENTIALKFLU KHIV TBIO PGOV SOCI EAGR CH
07THEHAGUE1104DUTCH ON U.S. INTEREST IN UNAIDS BOARD VICE-CHAIR
[...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel points June 5 to Henriette van Gulik at the UN Candidates Desk of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),and June 6 to Siemon Tuinstra, MFA's Coordinator for Task Force AIDS and Reproductive Health. 2. (SBU) Van Gulik said the GONL were aware of USG int [...]
2007-06-08 15:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV EAID TBIO PREL NL
07TOKYO4172JAPAN'S ANNUAL REPORT ON HIV/AIDS FOR 2006
[...] Summary: According to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) AIDS Surveillance Committee Annual Report on the HIV/AIDS Epidemic for 2006, 952 new HIV-positive cases and 406 new AIDS cases were reported in Japan during the year. These were larger increases than reported in 2005. [...]
2007-09-07 03:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SOCI KHIV AMED KSCA JA
07TOKYO5069JAPANESE HIV VACCINE GOES TO CLINICAL TRIALS IN THE U.S.
[...] Japanese scientific and other press report that a Japanese consortium plans to begin clinical trials of its AIDS vaccine in the U.S. as early as 2010. It would be the first clinical test of a Japanese-developed AIDS vaccine. The consortium includes the University of Tokyo, the National Insti [...]
2007-11-01 07:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SOCI KHIV AMED KSCA JA
07TRIPOLI169LIBYA'S COGNITIVE DISSONANCE: HIV AWARENESS PROGRAMMING AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Libyan government continues to move forward with its own unique form of education awareness of HIV and AIDs. There is some basic level of educational programming in Libyan schools in conjunction with the UNDP office in Tripoli and the government has also held additional ac [...]
2007-02-19 16:29:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALSOCI KHIV LY
07TUNIS212TUNISIAN HEALTH MINISTER: HIV/AIDS, AVIAN FLU, IPR
[...] (C) During Ambassador's courtesy call on Ridha Kechrid, Minister of Public Health (MOH),topics ranging from avian influenza and HIV/AIDS to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) were discussed. The discussion was amicable, with Kechrid addressing each issue thoroughly and with seeming candor. [...]
2007-02-13 08:52:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALETRD KFLU KHIV KIPR TS
07ULAANBAATAR670 HIV/AIDS in Mongolia: Crisis in the Making?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolia retains its reputation as a country with a low rate of HIV infection, but testing among at-risk populations remains at a low level, and experts fear that official figures do not tell the whole story. To date 41 HIV/AIDS cases have been officially recorded (involving 35 M [...]
2007-11-30 09:05:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM EAID SOCI PGOV PINR PREL MG KHIV
07VATICAN3EMBASSY VATICAN HIV/AIDS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS ROLE OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. Post's December 20 HIV/AIDS conference focused on combating the spread of AIDS with a special focus on partnerships with faith-based organizations. High level and knowledgeable speakers from the Holy See, Caritas, UNAIDS, Sant'Egidio, and the private sector combined with a dedic [...]
2007-01-04 09:20:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYVT PREL PHUM TBIO SOCI KHIV
07VIENTIANE524NEW TRANSPORTATION ARTERIES AND TRADE INITIATIVES
[...] (SBU) Summary. New highways and trade initiatives may boost Laos' growth but will provide greater opportunities for illicit trafficking as well. With the opening of a Savannakhet, Laos-Mukdahan, Thailand bridge, the East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) that transects southern Laos is now comp [...]
2007-06-25 08:51:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECIN ELTN ETRD KCRM KHIV LA PGOV SNAR
07VIENTIANE800SIGNIFICANT HEROIN ADDICTION EMERGES IN LAOS FOR
[...] (U) Summary: Heroin abuse has not been encountered among the Laotian people in the past, but so far in 2007, the principal Lao national drug abuse treatment center at Somsanga has admitted more than 50 acknowledged heroin addicts, at least seven of whom admitted to current injecting drug use. [...]
2007-10-29 10:52:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV LA SNAR SOCI UNCRIME
07YAOUNDE867CLINTON FOUNDATION HIV/AIDS ACTIVITIES IN CAMEROON
[...] (U) Summary. The Clinton Foundation has begun programs focusing on the provision of pediatric and second line antiretroviral (ARV) drugs through an agreement signed with the Government of Cameroon (GRC) in January 2007 and intends to launch a Gates Foundation-funded malaria component in the [...]
2007-07-09 09:18:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV EAID SOCI TBIO CM
08ASHGABAT380 TURKMENISTAN: COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS SHOW SIGNIFICANT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: An unpublished report on "Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Survey on HIV/AIDS and Drug Use Among Sex Workers in Turkmenistan" prepared in 2007 by the UN Development Program (UNDP) with the support of the Ministry [...]
2008-03-26 12:12:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID SOCI KHIV TX
08ATHENS1327GREECE UNDECIDED ON UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[...] (U) On September 11, Poloff delivered reftel on requesting support for UNAIDS Executive Director candidate Michel Sidibe to George Panagiotidis, Embassy Attach of the MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations. Panagiotidis thanked us for the information and said it would be reviewed [...]
2008-09-18 07:25:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDGR PGOV PREL UNGA EAID KHIV
08BAMAKO799MALI GRATEFUL FOR U.S. SUPPORT FOR UNAIDS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-17 16:17:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV UNGA
08BAMAKO835HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S VISIT TO MALI
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-17 05:45:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SOCI TBIO KHIV ML
08BAMAKO896THIRD COMMITTEE AND UNAIDS DEMARCHE RESPONSES
[...] The Embassy delivered reftel A to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Political Affairs, Sekouba Cisse, on November 17. Director Cisse said Mali would take our recommendation regarding no-action motions into account and promised to relay this information to his superiors. 2. We als [...]
2008-11-18 08:40:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL EAID KHIV UNGA ML
08BANGKOK1579UNAIDS BEGINS SEARCH FOR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND U.S.
[...] (U) Summary. The governing body of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) met in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from 23-25 April for the 22nd Meeting of the Programme Coordinating Board (PCB). The USDEL was led by Ambassador Mark Dybul, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, and included repre [...]
2008-05-22 08:03:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KHIV TH
08BANGKOK609CODEL PRICE'S MEETINGS IN BANGKOK
[...] (C) Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej told CODEL Price on February 22 that he favored multilateral talks on Burma, and he viewed China as a communist country "in name only." Samak addressed domestic criticism that he recently trivialized a traumatic event in Thai history, acknowledging his rela [...]
2008-02-26 10:21:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON EINV KHIV TH BM
08BEIJING3581CHINA ON UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[...] (C) PolOff on September 16 delivered to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department Specialized UN Agencies Division Director Yang Shaokun reftel points urging China to support the candidacy of Michel Sidibe for new Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV [...]
2008-09-16 06:33:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALKHIV UNGA EAID CH
08BRASILIA12BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR FINDS OPPORTUNTIES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
[...] SUMMARY. Ambassador Clifford Sobel met with Brazilian Health Minister Jose Gomes Temporao on December 12 to advance the public health cooperation agenda. The Ambassador said the USG would work with the Health Ministry, the NGO "Malaria No More," and the State of Amazonas to develop a program [...]
2008-01-03 19:33:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI EAID KHIV BR
08BRIDGETOWN77DOL ILO FUNDED PROGRAM IN BARBADOS WINDS DOWN
[...] (U) Summary: In December, 2007, DOL funding for the ILO/DOL HIV AIDS in the Workplace program ended in Barbados. The ILO program held a workshop in November 2007 to discuss the results of the program and to look at next steps towards setting up a domestically funded successor program. Key reco [...]
2008-02-05 20:59:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB BEXP ECON KHIV ILO LAB BB XL
08BRUSSELS1682BURMA: EU ADDITIONAL VIEWS ON BURMA'S GLOBAL FUND
[...] (C) Per REF A instructions, Poloff reviewed U.S. position on the Global Fund in Burma with Andreas List, Burma Desk Officer at DG External Relations. Drawing upon REFTEL points, Poloff stressed the importance of obtaining a commitment from the Burmee Government up front in the Global Fund ap [...]
2008-10-31 11:11:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEAID KHIV PREL PHUM SOCI ETRD BM EUN
08CAIRO1129EGYPTIAN COURT UPHOLDS HIV SENTENCES
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-04 12:41:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KHIV UN EG
08CAIRO739EGYPT'S HIV ARRESTS AND CONVICTIONS
[...] (U) According to media reports, on April 9 five HIV positive Egyptian men were convicted of "the habitual practice of debauchery" andsentenced to three years in prison. The debauchey charges stem from alleged homosexual conduct. awyers for the men intend to appeal the conviction but are not op [...]
2008-04-10 16:27:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KHIV EG
08CANBERRA979AUSTRALIA TO SUPPORT SIDIBE FOR UNAIDS EXECUTIVE
[...] (SBU) Nicole Forrester, Executive Officer for the United Nations and Commonwealth Section, advised poloff on September 26 that Australia would support Malian candidate Michel Sidibe as its top priority candidate for the UNAIDS Executive Director position, followed by Debrework Zewdie of Ethiopi [...]
2008-09-26 03:01:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA EAID KHIV ML AS
08CAPETOWN255A TRIP TO THE EASTERN CAPE: POSITIVE STEPS
[...] Summary: The Eastern Cape has the dubious reputation of being the most poorly managed province in South Africa. Nevertheless, Cape Town Consul General and Econoff found a variety of organizations and individuals in business, civil society and the government who are developing or implementing [...]
2008-12-23 08:00:00Consulate Cape TownUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI SA
08CHENGDU156CHINA HIV/AIDS ACTIVIST KEEPS UP THE FIGHT
[...] (C) Summary: Internationally-recognized HIV/AIDS campaigner Dr. Gao Yaojie discussed with Congenoff during a recent visit to Chengdu her ongoing work and the upcoming publication in Hong Kong of her politically-charged memoirs. She expects to travel through Guangdong and Hong Kong on her way [...]
2008-07-18 02:36:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KHIV CH
08CHENGDU157CHINA HIV/AIDS ACTIVIST KEEPS UP THE FIGHT
[...] (C) Summary: Internationally-recognized HIV/AIDS campaigner Dr. Gao Yaojie discussed with Congenoff during a recent visit to Chengdu her ongoing work and the upcoming publication in Hong Kong of her politically-charged memoirs. She expects to travel through Guangdong and Hong Kong on her way [...]
2008-07-18 02:38:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KHIV CH
08CHENGDU188LHASA: CONVERSATIONS WITH TAR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
[...] (C) Summary: In a week of meetings with Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) foreign affairs, religion, health, education, and tourism officials, ConGenOffs' interlocutors generally responded readily to questions but at times showed considerable unease. TAR officials apparently believe that the March [...]
2008-09-10 07:09:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KHIV SOCI CH
08CHENGDU2HENAN AIDS CAMPAIGNER GAO YAOJIE'S MEMOIRS SET FOR EARLY
[...] (C) Summary: Dr. Gao Yaojie's youngest sister discussed her two week stay with her sister in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. Gao is closely monitored and her family members regularly pressured. Gao's next two books -- on AIDS in Henan and her memoirs -- may tempt the authorities to deal more h [...]
2008-01-03 09:02:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPHUM KHIV SOCI CH
08GABORONE1138PAS GABORONE SUPPORTS GENDER AND HIV/AIDS WORKSHOP USING
[...] SUMMARY: PAS Gaborone supported a two-day workshop on gender, violence and HIV/AIDS with government social service representatives, the police and NGOs. Hosted in a northeastern Botswana mining town, the workshop had an impact on the 50 community leaders who attended and the citizens they re [...]
2008-12-30 04:58:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KHIV KWMN PGOV PHUM BC
08GABORONE1140GOB STILL NOT READY TO TREAT HIV POSITIVE REFUGEES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Botswana provides free antiretroviral therapy (ART) to over 90% of its citizens who need it, but the GOB does not include non-citizens resident in Botswana, including registered refugees, in its national ART program. Botswana's cabinet agreed to extend the ART program to regis [...]
2008-12-30 07:02:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL KHIV PHUM TBIO BC ZI
08GABORONE884HEALTH CARE IN BOTSWANA IN THE ERA OF HIV/AIDS
[...] Summary: Botswana just celebrated its National Day on September 30 and the country has made significant progress in the fight against hunger, poverty, injustice, illiteracy and unemployment over the last forty two years. The rate of progress is, however, threatened by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, an [...]
2008-10-07 08:01:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TBIO ECON EAID SOCI BC
08GABORONE932AU-IBAR HOSTS REGIONAL AVIAN INFLUENZA WORKSHOP
[...] Summary: The African Union's Inter-Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) hosted October 2-4 in Gaborone an Avian Influenza (AI) technical workshop for Southern Africa officials from the Ministries of Agriculture and Health, the World Health Organization (WHO),the World Animal Health Organizati [...]
2008-10-23 14:53:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TBIO ECON EAID SOCI BC
08GABORONE948AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER SKELEMANI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Nolan paid his initial courtesy call on Botswana's Foreign Minister Phandu Skelemani on October 27. The Ambassador stressed his intention to strengthen the already warm bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Botswana. Minister Skelemani thanked the USG for our [...]
2008-10-28 13:05:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID KHIV BC
08GABORONE957AMBASSADOR AND MINISTER PLEDGE HEALTHY BILATERAL
[...] (SBU) During Ambassador Nolan's initial October 30 meeting with GOB Minister of Health Lesego Motsumi, the Minister said that Botswana truly appreciates the "phenomenal" support it receives from the United States in the health sector. She pledged her ongoing cooperation, and that from her Mini [...]
2008-11-03 10:15:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KHIV TBIO EAID BC
08GABORONE958BOTSWANA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FINANCE
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Ambassador Nolan paid a courtesy call on Botswana's Minister of Finance and Development Planning Baledzi Gaolathe on October 28. The Finance Minister thanked the Ambassador for U.S. development assistance programs and noted that although Botswana has reached middle income status [...]
2008-11-03 10:29:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID ENRG PREL KHIV BC
08GENEVA836UNAIDS: REPORT OF THE EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF THE
[...] Summary: The UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) met in Extraordinary Session on October 2, 2008, to consider candidates for the position of UNAIDS Executive Director. The U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, Ambassador Mark Dybul, chaired the meeting. While the PCB noted that all four short [...]
2008-10-09 08:58:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV UNGA
08GEORGETOWN539DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[...] (U) On September 10, Poloff delivered reftel points to Lesley Dowridge-Collins, Director of Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ms. Dowridge-Collins affirmed that she would relay the information for internal consideration. Post does not anticipate receiving further word ab [...]
2008-09-18 12:42:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV UNGA EAID GY
08GRENADA150GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 31- DECEMBER 6,
[...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: a. Grenadians Succumb to Online Scams Grenadians continue to lose money to online scams. Grenada's Financial Intelligence Unit (F [...]
2008-12-11 20:47:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SOCI KHIV PREL GJ
08GUATEMALA1179GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-17 18:34:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV UNGA EAID GT
08HANOI1247VIETNAM MISSION RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ANALYSIS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-07 08:46:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO PINR KHIV VM
08HANOI1258SCENESETTER FOR VISIT BY OES ASSISTANT SECRETARY MCMURRAY
[...] (SBU) Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho and Cat Tien National Park. Your visit will be an important signal to the Vietnamese of the importance of our growing bilateral environmental relationship, especially as we seek to build on the progress made duri [...]
2008-11-12 10:06:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TBIO SOCI PREL ECON KFLU KHIV VM
08HANOI1293AMBASSADOR REVIEWS BROADER HEALTH COOPERATION WITH VICE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Michalak and Vice Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien met to discuss their vision for the future of U.S.-Vietnam health cooperation. Tien spoke highly of her recent trip to the United States, during which she met with professionals from U.S. government agencies, u [...]
2008-11-24 10:41:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO PREL PGOV SOCI KHIV KFLU VM
08HANOI1339HANOI CORE STATEMENT ON HEALTH TOUCHES ON BROADER AID
[...] (U) Summary. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) and several development partners have drafted a Statement of Intent (SOI) to improve the Vietnamese health care system, through improving development assistance, coordinating GVN and donor efforts, and increasing transparency and accountability. Th [...]
2008-12-09 09:35:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO PREL PGOV SOCI KHIV KFLU VM
08HANOI1370INTERIOR DELEGATION JOINS ASSISTANT SECRETARY MCMURRAY TO
[...] (U) Summary: From November 17-22, a delegation from the U.S. Department of the Interior, led by Deputy Assistant Secretary Timothy Petty, visited Hanoi and the Mekong Delta to promote U.S.-Vietnamese cooperation on responses to climate change. In Hanoi, a member of the delegation signed the ch [...]
2008-12-17 08:21:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TBIO SOCI PREL ECON KFLU KHIV VM
08HANOI369SCENESETTER, PART I OF III, FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. It is for official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the Internet. 2. (U) Mission Vietnam very much looks forward to your visit to Vietnam in mid-April, as your personal engagement will support directly our effe [...]
2008-03-31 09:55:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KPAO KFLU KHIV VM
08HANOI370HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT: VIETNAM SCENESETTER, PART II OF III
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. It is for official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Secretary Leavitt, this cable supplements Ref A and highlights the overarching health-related challenges facing Vietnam. We are proud [...]
2008-04-01 01:12:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KPAO KFLU KHIV VM
08HANOI406HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT, VIETNAM SCENESETTER, PART III
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. For official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Secretary Leavitt, this cable highlights the overarching health-related successes and challenges facing our work under the President's Emerge [...]
2008-04-09 10:28:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KPAO KFLU KHIV VM
08HANOI508DHHS SECRETARY LEAVITT FOCUSES ON PRODUCT SAFETY, INFLUENZA
[...] (SBU) Summary. During his visit to Hanoi, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt successfully advocated for the United States and Vietnam to draft a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on product safety in preparation for the upcoming visit to the United States by Vietnamese Pr [...]
2008-05-05 06:04:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KPAO KFLU KHIV VM
08HANOI533VIETNAM RETHINKS QUESTIONABLE REVISIONS TO LAW ON DRUG
[...] (SBU) Summary: Initial drafts of a revised Vietnamese Law on Drug Prevention and Control (LDPC) contained several elements of concern to Vietnam's international donors. In particular, the draft law would have: (a) mandated that injecting-drug users (IDU) be detained for five years; (b) contain [...]
2008-05-07 10:06:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PROP SOCI TBIO EAID SNAR KHIV VM
08HANOI550DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES PM'S VISIT, HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) On April 29, Deputy Prime Minister and Politburo member Truong Vinh Trong discussed with the Ambassador Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's planned visit to the United States, the cases of political dissidents Le Thi Cong Nhan and Bui Kim Thanh and Government of Vietnam (GVN) efforts against [...]
2008-05-12 03:02:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ECON TBIO PGOV SOCI PREL KCOR KHIV KPPAO
08HANOI88SOY SAUCE WAR: HCMC PROVINCIAL AIDS COMMITTEE VICE CHAIRMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Newspaper reports highlighting corruption investigations of HCMC Provincial AIDS Committee (PAC) Vice Chairman Le Tran Giang have focused attention on his conduct but seem unlikely to lead to his dismissal. Dr. Giang has the political backing of HCMC People's Committee Vice Cha [...]
2008-01-25 10:03:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV PROP SOCI TBIO EAID SNAR KHIV VM
08HANOI94PEPFAR VIETNAM'S STRATEGIC INFORMATION ACTIVITY
[...] (U) Summary. The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) plays an important role in U.S.-Vietnam relations and is the single largest vehicle for U.S. bilateral assistance. As in the 14 other PEPFAR nations, information collection and analysis play an important role in promoting AI [...]
2008-01-28 07:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PROP SOCI TBIO EAID SNAR KHIV VM
08HARARE395HUMANITARIAN SITUATION INTENSIFIES DRAMATICALLY WITH
[...] In October 2007, then- Charge d'Affaires Kathy Dhanani renewed the complex emergency disaster declaration for Zimbabwe based on the continuing effects of poor governance on the most vulnerable segments of the population (Ref). Post draws attention to the rapidly declining and new, violent natu [...]
2008-05-05 07:37:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PGOV KHIV ZI
08HARARE475ZIMBABWE - GOZ SUSPENDS CARE ACTIVITIES
[...] (U) After months of harassment of the non-governmental organization (NGO) CARE's staff by "war veterans," military and other officials, Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) Minister Nicholas Goche informed CARE on May 28 to immediately suspend its operations. Goche accused CARE staff of meddling in p [...]
2008-06-02 13:10:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PGOV KHIV PREL ZI
08HARARE503ZIMBABWE SUSPENDS ALL NGO ACTIVITIES
[...] (SBU) On June 5, Zimbabwe's Minister of Public Service, Labor and Social Welfare (MPSLSW) Nicolas Goche issued a letter addressed to all Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs) advising them to "suspend all field operations until further notice." (See [...]
2008-06-13 10:51:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PGOV KHIV PREL ZI
08HARARE600HEALTH MINISTER PROMISES NGO RE-AUTHORIZATION AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 7 Charge and USAID Director called on Minister of Health Parirenyatwa at his request. Parirenyatwa appealed for USG support for Zimbabwe's Round Eight Global Fund application and denied that he had participated in electoral intimidation following the March 29 election. He [...]
2008-07-08 07:34:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID PHUM KHIV ZI
08HARARE663 USAID/OFDA DIRECTOR VISITS ZIMBABWE TO ASSESS HUMANITARIAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: USAID's Director of the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA),Ky Luu, visited Harare, Zimbabwe July 29-31, to consult with humanitarian organizations, United Nations (UN) agencies, donor representatives, and Zimbabwean citizens regarding the crisis in the country. T [...]
2008-08-06 04:49:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PGOV KHIV PREL ZI
08HARARE945ZIMBABWE GLOBAL FUND AUDIT
[...] (SBU) Late last year, the Global Fund (GF) deposited approximately USD 8 million in the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to fund HIV/AIDS programs through nongovernmental partners in Zimbabwe. Post became aware in the ensuing months that these funds were not being disbursed. In July, RBZ gove [...]
2008-10-21 10:44:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KHIV KSCA OSCI PGOV PREL TBIO TSPL ZI
08JAKARTA1751DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-16 06:54:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV UNGA EAID
08JAKARTA265SECRETARY GENERAL SURIN ON BURMA, CHINA'S ROLE, AND U.S.
[...] (SBU) Summary. Secretary General Surin believes that China gains a heftier -- undeserved -- stature in ASEAN every time U.S. leaders are absent from an ASEAN Summit or high-level meeting, to our detriment. He notes the U.K. has decided to sign ASEAN's Treaty of Amity and Cooperation; it is no [...]
2008-02-08 02:57:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEAN EAID KDEM KHIV PGOV PREL ID BM CH
08JAKARTA710SCENESETTER FOR A/S LEAVITT'S APRIL 10 VISIT TO INDONESIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-08 23:25:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KHIV PREL EAGR PGOV ID
08KATHMANDU146NEPAL: AMBASSADOR ADDRESSES POLITICS,
[...] (U) During a recent three-day visit to Pokhara and Kaski District in western Nepal, the Ambassador discussed politics with local politicians, government officials and human rights personnel. She visited USAID field sites for HIV/AIDS, natural resource and agricultural programs. The Ambassado [...]
2008-02-01 12:27:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID KWMN KHIV KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU342NEPAL: U.S. MISSION VISIT TO MORANG AND
[...] (U) During a recent two-day visit to Biratnagar and neighboring Sunsari District in the eastern Terai region of Nepal, the Ambassador and USAID Mission Director discussed electoral preparations and the security context with local government officials and domestic election observers. They al [...]
2008-03-25 10:13:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID KWMN KHIV KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU972NEPAL: MAOIST CADRES ALLEGEDLY TORTURE VICTIMS AT
[...] (C) Cadres affiliated with the Maoists' youth wing over the past four or five months have allegedly tortured hundreds of current and recovering drug users in a "rehabilitation center" in Balaju on the northern outskirts of Kathmandu. Ekta Mahat (protect),a young former drug user and now an a [...]
2008-08-28 07:10:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER SNAR KHIV UN NP
08KHARTOUM195PRESIDENT BASHIR'S NICER BROTHER: RUFAIDA MEDICAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Led by President Omar Al-Bashir,s brother and sister-in-law, the Rufaida Health Foundation (RHF) promotes health services and disaster relief throughout Sudan, notably to populations marginalized or victimized by the policies of the Khartoum government. The Foundation also wor [...]
2008-02-07 13:35:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID SOCI KHIV SU
08KINGSTON358JAMAICA REQUESTS INCREASE IN HIV AIDS FUNDS
[...] (SBU) The U.S. Mission is requesting to increase HIV/AIDS funding for Jamaica from USD 1.25 million to USD 2.5 million beginning in FY 2008. An estimated 2/3 of Jamaicans infected with HIV do not know their status. The highest rate of growth in transmission is among youth aged 10-19. Back [...]
2008-04-25 17:49:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI TBIO KHIV JM XL
08KINSHASA771DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[...] (SBU) Econcouns delivered reftel demarche to Minister of Foreign Affairs Director of International Organizations Alice Kintembe on September 15, highlighting Michel Sidibe's qualifications and encouraging GDRC support for his candidacy for UNAIDS Executive Director. Kintembe noted the UN's str [...]
2008-09-18 06:19:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV UNGA EAID CG
08KOLKATA23AI IN WEST BENGAL - SITREP FOR JANUARY 18.
[...] (SBU) Summary: Econ FSN traveled on January 18 to Margram in Birbhum district. As of the morning of January 18, approximately 24,852 birds had been culled in the districts of Birbhum and S. Dinajpur. Culling operations are slow because the villages and farms are spread out over a large distanc [...]
2008-01-18 12:07:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU TBIO EAGR SENV PGOV CASC IN KHIV
08KOLKATA24AI IN WEST BENGAL - SITREP 6, JANUARY 19-21
[...] (U) Summary: Avian Influenza continues to spread through the West Bengal. Over the January 19-21 weekend, the presence of H5N1 was confirmed in the Bankura and Malda districts of West Bengal, bringing the total number of affected districts to seven in less than one week. The seven affected [...]
2008-01-22 13:12:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO EAGR PGOV KHIV CASC IN
08KOLKATA26AI IN W. BENGAL SITREP-8 - JANUARY 23: AI CONTINUES TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 23, confirmed avian influenza (AI) virus cases moved to within 20 miles of Kolkata as the W. Bengal government (GOWB) started culling operations in Hugli district. GOWB also confirmed the presence of the virus in Cooch Behar district in Northern W. Bengal, along the In [...]
2008-01-23 12:21:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO EAGR SENV KHIV CASC IN PGOV
08KOLKATA37BIHAR SEES A SIGNIFICANT RISE IN POLIO CASES IN 2007
[...] (U) Summary: Compared to 2006, the state of Bihar saw a significant rise in polio cases in 2007 of nearly 43 percent. Because of the increase in the number of cases, UNICEF and the Bihar Public Health Department, following Indian Expert Advisory Group on Polio guidelines, have stepped-up their [...]
2008-01-30 07:27:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KHIV SENV PGOV IN
08LILONGWE171INVITATION REQUEST FOR PEPFAR HEADQUARTERS CORE TEAM MEMBER JOHN CROWLEY, USAID
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-18 09:55:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV OTRA SOCI EAID MI
08LILONGWE38REVISED HIV PREVALENCE RATES FOR MALAWI
[...] Summary: A new survey conducted with UNAIDS' revised methodology shows 2007 HIV prevalence rates in Malawi for adults ages 15-49 at 12%. The GOM will likely release the survey soon. As part of the new study, the HIV prevalence rate reported in 2005 has been revised from 14% to 12% for adults [...]
2008-01-18 07:38:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV SOCI MI
08LILONGWE497COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PEPFAR STRATEGIC INFORMATION REGIONAL
[...] THE U.S. EMBASSY LILONGWE WELCOMES AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO ALL REGISTERED USG PARTICIPANTS TO THE 2008 SI REGIONAL MEETING FROM SEPTEMBER 15 - 17, 2008. 2. PARTICIPANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REGISTERING AND ARRANGING THEIR OWN LODGING THROUGH THE MEETING ORGANIZER (PSMITH@AIMGLOBALHEA [...]
2008-08-21 14:02:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT EAID KHIV SOCI MI
08LISBON2587PORTUGAL BRIEFED ON UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-18 11:06:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID PO
08LJUBLJANA424SLOVENIA CONSIDERING UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[...] (SBU) EmbOff delivered demarche to Barbara Butinar, First Secretary at the MFA in charge of UN Relations, and urged the Government of Slovenia to support Mr. Sidibe's candidacy for Executive Director of UNAIDS. Butinar said she could not give any response, but promised that she would forward t [...]
2008-09-18 08:29:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KHIV UNGA SI
08LUSAKA1186BANDA JUMPS AT TRADE AND INVESTMENT, BALKS AT UN
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 18 meeting, President Rupiah Banda and the Ambassador discussed ways to strengthen bilateral commercial ties to promote economic growth in Zambia, including concluding an Open Skies agreement and either a Bilateral Investment Treaty or Trade and Investment Framewo [...]
2008-12-22 05:50:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAGR ETRD EINV ECON EAIR KHIV MASS ZA
08LUSAKA40PHARMACEUTICAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (ZAMBIA)
[...] (SBU) Summary. Although counterfeit medicines are prevalent on the local market, the GRZ has not determined the extent of the problem and its implications on the economy and public health. Zambian regulatory institutions lack resources to carry out their mandate, and this shortcoming might con [...]
2008-01-10 15:03:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR BEXP KHIV EAID ZA
08LUSAKA498ZAMBIA: UNHCR LAUNCHES CONGOLESE REPATRIATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 5, DCM joined Zambian Government (GRZ) officials and members of the Lusaka diplomatic corps to launch the 2009 repatriation of Congolese refugees in Zambia. UNHCR's 2008 goal is to repatriate 19,336 refugees, transported 400 at a time three times per week through Decem [...]
2008-05-07 14:11:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF KHIV ZA CG
08MADRID998UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points on September 15 to Enrique Yturriaga Saldanha, Subdirector General of the MFA's International Organizations group. Yturriaga indicated that, although the GOS does not have a formal position on the UNAIDS Executive Director candidacy at this time, it is f [...]
2008-09-18 07:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV UNGA EAID
08MAPUTO1015EMBASSY-FUNDED SOAP OPERA TO TACKLE HIV/AIDS,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 15, the Charge participated in a signing ceremony to award a one-year, $400,000 grant to Mozambican media giant SOICO. The grant is funded from the Embassy's PEFPAR Small Grants Program and will be used to produce 15 episodes of a soap opera with a 30-minute format foc [...]
2008-10-30 09:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID MZ
08MAPUTO729HEALTH MINISTER: WE MUST COOPERATE BETTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge met with the Mozambican Minister of Health, Dr. Ivo Garrido, on July 3 to discuss the planned $1 billion USG investment in the Mozambican health care sector over the next five years via the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR) and President's Malaria [...]
2008-07-29 09:46:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID KHIV SOCI MZ
08MASERU134LESOTHO APRIL 2008 ECONOMIC ROUND-UP: FOOD, SHELTER, AND
[...] In this addition: -- Prime Minister Inaugurates New Housing Project -- Malawi Donates Food to Lesotho -- EU Plans E136 of Support for Lesotho Over Next Six Years -- Government Launches HIV/AIDS Guide for SMEs --------------------------------------------- - Prime Minister Inaugurates [...]
2008-05-14 04:39:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON ELAB PGOV KHIV LT
08MEXICO2838MEXICO ON UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-19 22:59:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV UNGA EAID MX
08MOSCOW1973PEPFAR HIV/AIDS DISCUSSIONS IN RUSSIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USAID's Assistant Administrator for Global Health, Dr. Kent Hill, visited Moscow and St. Petersburg June 18 to 22 to discuss President Bush's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) HIV/AIDS program in Russia with representatives of the Ministry of Health and Social Development ( [...]
2008-07-10 11:07:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV EAID EINV EAGR ETRD PREL SOCI RS
08MOSCOW3660RUSSIA'S DEMOGRAPHIC SITUATION: SERIOUS, BUT NOT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: For several years, demographics and public health experts have prophesied Russia's demographic demise and warned of a potentially catastrophic loss of population. Russia indeed faces major public health and demographic problems (reftels). However, in certain areas there has bee [...]
2008-12-17 14:19:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KHIV SCUL SOCI EAID PGOV ECON PREL RS
08MOSCOW536RUSSIA'S HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC GROWS STEADILY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Russia's HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to grow, though not at the same fast pace that occurred in 2000-2002. Infections continue to be concentrated among injecting drug users, but the epidemic is also spreading through heterosexual sex, primarily among the partners of high risk gr [...]
2008-02-27 14:54:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV TBIO SOCI SCUL RS
08MOSCOW619AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PATRIARCH ALEKSEY II
[...] (C) Summary: On March 4, the Ambassador met with the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, Aleksey II. The Patriarch discussed the relations between the Orthodox Church and the government, and its growing social role. The Patriarch spoke of cooperative relations among the four "tradition [...]
2008-03-05 09:02:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL KIRF PINR KHIV RS
08OUAGADOUGOU820BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNAIDS EXECUTIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-17 16:50:00Embassy OuagadougouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID KHIV UNGA UV
08PORTOFSPAIN535AMBASSADORS TO THE CARIBBEAN DISCUSS HIV/AIDS AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the Seventh Annual Chiefs of Mission Conference on HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean, eight U.S. Ambassadors discussed the future of U.S. regional assistance in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Focusing on the Partnership Compacts envisaged under PEPFAR II legislation, the Ambassadors as [...]
2008-11-24 17:24:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV EAID PREL OVIP TBIO KPAO TD XL
08PRETORIA1387South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2008-06-26 11:34:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA1506 Anglo-American Targets Workers' Families to Tackle HIV in
[...] Summary: Anglo American Plc (Anglo) has approved a country-wide expansion of its employee HIV and anti-retroviral treatment program (ART) for AIDS to encompass the families of its 75,000 workers. South Africa's Business Times reported that this is the first time a major South African company ha [...]
2008-07-11 08:27:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI TBIO ECON EMIN EAID KHIV KSCA ZU SF
08PRETORIA1595South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2008-07-22 07:44:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA1624Safety in South African Mines - a Moral Imperative
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Persistent fatalities in South African mines (increasing to 221 in 2007 from 199 in the prior year) have galvanized industry, government, and labor into taking a harder look at the way safety is communicated and implemented on mines. Both Anglo American and Gold Fields, the thi [...]
2008-07-25 08:11:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA1634 Donor Coordination on Health Issues
[...] (SBU) Summary: Health Minister Manto Tshabalala Msimang (Minister) at a recent high-level Annual Donor Consultation Meeting stressed that the national Department of Health (DOH) must coordinate donor efforts in the health arena in order to ensure equitable allocation of resources across provi [...]
2008-07-25 14:45:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI TBIO SENV EAID PGOV KHIV KSCA SF
08PRETORIA1856South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2008-08-20 08:04:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA2005South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2008-09-10 08:03:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA2128South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2008-09-26 09:34:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA217South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2008-02-01 14:44:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA2404South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2008-11-03 12:24:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA2556South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2008-11-24 12:14:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA2730South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2008-12-18 09:53:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA279GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR AMBASSADOR MARK DYBUL
[...] (U) Summary: During his January 25 visit to Pretoria, Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Mark Dybul emphasized that PEPFAR represents a transformation in donor aid from a donor/recipient mode to an equal partnership with host countries. He also highlighted the importance of prevention, part [...]
2008-02-11 13:43:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV PREL SF SOCI
08PRETORIA280GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR AMBASSADOR MARK DYBUL
[...] (U) Summary: During his January 25 visit to Pretoria, Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Mark Dybul emphasized that PEPFAR represents a transformation in donor aid from a donor/recipient mode to an equal partnership with host countries. He also highlighted the importance of prevention, part [...]
2008-02-11 13:49:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV PREL SF SOCI
08PRETORIA381South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2008-02-26 10:15:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA609South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2008-03-25 09:44:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA724South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2008-04-07 15:43:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA756 Explosive Growth of Dual TB-HIV Infection in South Africa
[...] (U) Summary: South Africa (SA) is experiencing explosive twin epidemics of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB). The HIV epidemic in SA is fuelling the rise of an exploding TB epidemic since individuals infected with HIV are much more susceptible to TB and other serious infections. Poor diagnosi [...]
2008-04-10 13:16:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI TBIO SENV EAID PGOV KHIV KSCA ZU SF
08PRETORIA972South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2008-05-08 08:35:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA998 Alarming AIDS Statistics, But Are They Valid?
[...] (U) Summary: South African media reported on Sunday May 4 that new HIV statistics attributed to the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA) revealed that 2 million more South Africans are HIV-infected than present estimates show. The report also claimed that these statistics are more reliabl [...]
2008-05-09 15:11:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI TBIO SENV EAID PGOV KHIV KSCA ZU SF
08RANGOON309BURMA: MONITORING THE 3D FUND
[...] (C) Summary. The 3 Diseases Fund (3DF),the largest and newest donor in Burma's health sector, has taken steps during the past year to improve the administration of its programs. Aware that monitoring and evaluation (M/E) of its programs are key to securing future funding from donors, the 3D [...]
2008-05-02 10:39:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALSOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
08RANGOON764BURMA TO REAPPLY FOR GLOBAL FUND
[...] (C) The Burmese Government will again apply for assistance under the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (GFATM),three years after the GFATM withdrew from Burma due to GOB travel and operational restrictions. Ministry of Health officials have coordinated with the UN, but less so [...]
2008-09-29 09:54:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALSOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV BM
08RANGOON786GLOBAL FUND'S PROPOSAL TO RETURN TO BURMA: A
[...] (C) As instructed reftel, Charge conveyed, point-by-point, USG concerns and conditions regarding Burma's potential application for Round Nine of the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM at an October 2 meeting in Rangoon to select a donor representative to the Country Coordin [...]
2008-10-03 09:57:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALSOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV BM
08RANGOON797BURMA EYES A GLOBAL FUND APPLICATION
[...] (C) The Burmese Government held its first Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) meeting on October 7, revising its existing oversight mechanism for health assistance on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB),and malaria with an eye toward a Global Fund Round 9 application. UN, NGO, and donor representa [...]
2008-10-09 10:41:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALSOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
08RANGOON842BURMA: NGOS, UN IN FAVOR OF GLOBAL FUND RETURN
[...] (C) International NGOs and UN agencies active in Burma have been approaching us, seeking USG support for the Global Fund's possible return to Burma, citing their perception of an urgent humanitarian need for increased health assistance and their experience that they can achieve life-saving a [...]
2008-10-29 09:12:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALSOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
08RANGOON844BURMA: ANALYZING 3D FUND'S OPERATIONS
[...] (C) The Three Diseases Fund (3DF),the single largest health donor in Burma, has successfully worked for the past 18 months to reduce the morbidity and mortality rates of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB),and malaria, according to 3DF Manager Mikko Lainejoki. The 3DF's mandate prevents it from f [...]
2008-10-29 09:48:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALSOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
08RANGOON846DEMARCHE ON BURMA'S GLOBAL FUND APPLICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-30 05:49:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
08RANGOON879INFORMING BURMA OFFICIALS ABOUT USG VIEWS ON
[...] (C) As authorized (Ref A),Embassy Rangoon has conveyed USG views to the regime on a potential Burma Round 9 Global Fund (GF) application. In conversations with Minister of Health Dr. Kyaw Myint, Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Mya Oo, and MOFA Americas Director Yin Yin Oo, the Charge relayed R [...]
2008-11-12 09:21:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALSOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
08RANGOON920BURMA MEETING ON TB DRUGS; BIG PUSH FOR GLOBAL FUND
[...] (SBU) Pledged donor funding for anti-tuberculosis drugs in Burma will decline in 2009 and fall off sharply thereafter. At a GOB-convened meeting December 1 to address this gap, the Health Minister committed to increase government funding for anti-TB drugs to 3 percent of the 2010 requirement [...]
2008-12-03 07:36:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
08RANGOON963D FUND PROMOTING HEALTH CARE THROUGHOUT BURMA
[...] (SBU) Summary. After getting off to a slow start, the 3 Diseases Fund (3DF),run by UNOPS, has started moving: 26 implementing partners are fulfilling 38 health contracts worth $21 million in 300 townships throughout the country. 3DF activities target the most vulnerable and under-served po [...]
2008-02-08 06:26:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
08RIGA566LATVIA CANNOT VOTE IN UNAIDS EXEC DIR SELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-17 13:07:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC KHIV UNGA LG
08ROME1170ITALY/UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-18 15:01:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA KHIV EAID IT
08SANJOSE886DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[...] For the record, we delivered reftel demarche via diplomatic note to Lilian Rodriguez in the MFA's Office of Candidacies on September 19. No substantive response was received. CIANCHETTE [...]
2008-11-13 15:06:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV UNGA EAID CS
08STATE97114DEMARCHE REQUEST: UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paras 4-7. 2. (SBU) Context: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will select a new Executive Director for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) this fall to replace incumbent Dr. Peter Piot (Belgium). Ban has asked the UNAIDS co-sponsoring [...]
2008-09-10 23:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV UNGA EAID
08TALLINN10ESTONIA: COORDINATION ON HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: At a meeting organized and hosted by the Embassy in December, key GOE officials briefed the diplomatic community on Estonia's HIV/AIDs epidemic and the status of GOE prevention/treatment programs. Estonian officials used the forum to suggest areas for international coordination [...]
2008-01-09 15:07:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KHIV TBIO EN
08TALLINN310Estonia: Red light on HIV prevention in
[...] Summary: Estonia's Ministry of Education has resisted pressure to continue funding HIV education courses previously implemented under Estonia's Global Fund program. As a result, few schools have provided any HIV-related courses in 2008. Slowing economic growth and a tight budget could result [...]
2008-09-11 06:41:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KHIV TBIO EN
08TALLINN82 IMPLEMENTATION OF BERLIN DECLARATION - ESTONIA
[...] As requested by REFTEL the following is Estonia's report on the status of implementation of the Berlin Declaration. 2. Estonia signed the Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis on October 22, 2007. On February 20, 2008 the Minister of Social Affairs approved the "National Tuberculosis Respon [...]
2008-02-28 11:41:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI TBIO KHIV EN
08TASHKENT768UZBEKISTAN: AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO TERMEZ
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Norland made his first trip to Surkhandarya Province June 25-27, visiting a number of strategic sites in and around Termez and meeting with local government officials, representatives of a USAID-supported NGO, and regional human rights activists. The visit highlighted T [...]
2008-07-02 06:52:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EINV ELTN ETRD KHIV MOPS PHUM PINS
08TBILISI2313GEORGIA: GEORGIA MARKS WORLD AIDS DAY WITH EVENTS
[...] (U) Summary: USAID funded STI/HIV Prevention Project (SHIP),in partnership with the Department of Social Public Health of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, organized a well-received public awareness campaign and series of events in Batumi on December 1 to mark World AIDS Day. The Minister o [...]
2008-12-10 14:25:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV SOCI GG
08THEHAGUE811NETHERLANDS/UN: DUTCH COULD "LIVE WITH" USG CHOICE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-29 10:53:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV UNGA EAID NL
08TOKYO2893JAPAN'S ANNUAL REPORT ON HIV/AIDS FOR 2007
[...] Summary: Japan reported a record 1,082 new HIV-positive cases and 418 new AIDS cases during 2007, bringing the cumulative totals to 9,426 and 4,468 respectively at the end of 2007. As in previous years, Japanese males accounted for the majority of new HIV and AIDS cases in 2007 and sexual co [...]
2008-10-17 07:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SOCI KHIV AMED KSCA JA
08ULAANBAATAR128TB Rates Climbing in Mongolia
[...] SUMMARY: Mongolia's tuberculosis rate has steadily risen since the early 1990s, in spite of government efforts to contain its spread. Statistics show an increase of 177% since 1991. Health officials concede that a steady climb in case numbers make meeting Millennium Development Goals to revers [...]
2008-03-24 08:14:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID SOCI PGOV PHUM PINR PREL MG
08USEUBRUSSELS1650BURMA: EU URGES U.S. PATIENCE ON GLOBAL FUND
[...] (C) Summary: Per REFTEL instructions,Poloff shared the U.S. position on the Global Fund in Burma with European Commission External Relations and Development officials. They agreed with our principles, but felt that it was too early in the process for many of the details. They said Global Fu [...]
2008-10-24 17:01:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEAID KHIV PREL BM EUN
08VIENTIANE519Rear Admiral Burkhard Explores Initiating PACOM HIV/AIDS
[...] SUMMARY: Rear Admiral (RADM) Thomas Burkhard, the Pacific Command (PACOM) Surgeon, visited Laos August 26-28 to discuss initiating U.S.-Laos military-to- military HIV/AIDS cooperation via PACOM endorsed PEPFAR (US Presidential Emergency Program for AIDS Relief) funding. Admiral Burkhard's visi [...]
2008-09-22 06:02:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS EAID PREL TBIO KHIV LA
08WARSAW1075UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-16 15:29:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID PL
08WINDHOEK283AMBASSADOR DYBUL VISIT TO NAMIBIA
[...] (SBU) U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Mark Dybul recently completed a three day official visit (September 8-10) to Namibia. The visit's main purpose was to underscore the USG's partnership with Namibia in its fight against HIV/AIDS. During his meetings with Namibian government (GRN) [...]
2008-09-12 11:14:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KHIV WA
08WINDHOEK290NAMIBIA UNDECIDED ON UNAIDS DIRECTOR
[...] (SBU) Emboff met with the Namibian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director of Multilateral Affairs Julius Zaya Shiweva and delivered reftel demarche on September 15. According to Shiweva, Namibia had not yet been approached regarding the selection of a new Executive Director for the Joint Unit [...]
2008-09-17 08:52:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV UNGA EAID WA
08WINDHOEK304NAMIBIA: AFRICA GROUP HAS DECIDED ON CONSENSUS
[...] (U) In a call on Ministry of Health deputy Permanent Secretary Norbert Forster on September 30, Charge followed up on earlier discussions with the MFA (ref A) regarding the appointment of a successor to UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot. Conveying ref B talking points, Charge explained th [...]
2008-09-30 13:40:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV UNGA EAID WA
08YAOUNDE1104CAMEROON: REQUEST FY09 PEPFAR FUNDS FOR TREATMENT
[...] (U) This message contains an action request for OGAC. 2. (U) The USG has the opportunity to assume responsibility for ongoing anti-retroviral treatment (ART) program for about 5,500 men, women and children in the regions hardest hit by the AIDS epidemic in Cameroon. The Cameroon Baptist [...]
2008-11-10 10:16:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV PREL CM
08YAOUNDE300CAMEROON LURCHING TOWARDS GLOBAL AIDS FUND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Seeking to address the governance flaws that doomed Cameroon's Round 7 application to the Global Fund for AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria (GFATM),Cameroon's Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) met on March 27 to reform the size and composition of its membership. Although th [...]
2008-03-28 12:55:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV EAID PREL KCOR CM
08YAOUNDE877CAMEROON ILL-PREPARED FOR AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Public health threats in Cameroon include the possibility of meningitis, cholera, or polio outbreaks, and cases of these diseases are recorded every year. While not currently present in Cameroon, ebola and Avian Influenza (AI) are also considered threats. The Government of C [...]
2008-09-12 09:03:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCM KHIV PGOV PREL SOCI TBIO KFLU
08ZAGREB662CROATIA UNDECIDED ON UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[...] (U) On September 17, Poloff delivered reftel requesting support for UNAIDS Executive Director candidate Michel Sidibe to Vesna Vukovic, head of the MFA's UN office. Vukovic thanked us for the information on the candidate, indicated the MFA would take note of the US position, and said that his [...]
2008-09-18 13:22:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL UNGA EAID KHIV HR
09ABUJA744NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PLANNING MINSTER TO DISCUSS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with the head of the National Planning Commission April 9 to discuss need for a President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Country Partnership Framework (CPF) Agreement and the way forward towards achieving one in the near future. Ambassador and Minister [...]
2009-04-29 11:58:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KISL PGOV KHIV ECON KOCI EAID PREL NI
09ADDISABABA2096CHOLERA EPIDEMIC IN ETHIOPIA REACHES ADDIS ABABA
[...] (SBU) Since the emergence of initial reports of cholera cases within Addis Ababa around August 10 the number of cases has risen sharply. As of August 26, 2,592 cases and four deaths were reported in Addis Ababa to the Ministry of Health (MOH). The number of cases continues to increase, althou [...]
2009-08-31 13:33:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO CASC SOCI KHIV ET
09ADDISABABA2926REPORT OF 20TH GLOBAL FUND BOARD MEETING NOV 9-11, 2009
[...] The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB),and Malaria (Global Fund) held its 20th Board meeting on November 9-11, 2009, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The U.S. government (USG) holds a permanent seat on the Global Fund Board and works through the Board to make funding decisions and provid [...]
2009-12-14 13:06:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID TBIO ET
09ADDISABABA2943GLOBAL HEALTH INITATIVE: PROMOTING GREATER AWARENESS AND
[...] The U.S. Mission to Ethiopia wishes to provide the following comments in response to State cable 00125761 regarding the goals and principles of the President's Global Health Initiative (GHI). The broad goals around improving overall health outcomes and increasing country capacity to improve p [...]
2009-12-16 04:41:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID ET KOCI KWMN
09ALGIERS465DISEASE IN THE DESERT: FIGHTING HIV/AIDS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A gradual rise in legal and illegal African migration to southern Algeria over the past 15 years has brought an increase in cases of infectious diseases, particularly HIV/AIDS. The Saharan crossroads of Tamanrasset, which with 130,000 inhabitants is the only city in an area large [...]
2009-05-11 13:29:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALKHIV PGOV PREF AG
09ANTANANARIVO863GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVE: MADAGASCAR COMMENT
[...] SUMMARY: This cable is in response to reftel, "Global Health Initiative: Promoting Greater Awareness and Participation". Post welcomes the opportunity to provide input on the Global Health Initiative (GHI). Post supports the GHI Principles as they bring attention to key elements of health pro [...]
2009-12-15 14:40:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV KWMN KOCI MA
09ASTANA1547 KAZAKHSTAN: TEMIRTAU IS "AIDS CAPITAL OF KAZAKHSTAN"
[...] SUMMARY: Home to AcelorMittal, Kazakhstan's giant steel plant, Temirtau is known as the "AIDS capital of Kazakhstan." An "explosion" of new HIV/AIDS cases peaked in 1997, then dropped, and has since held steady. The local AIDS Center believes that financial difficulties and layoffs followin [...]
2009-09-21 06:35:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON SOCI SNAR KHIV KZ
09ASTANA2143 KAZAKHSTAN: MFA DIPNOTE ON CDC "ILLEGAL SMUGGLING"
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Embassy Astana has received the following diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning a criminal case involving alleged 2006 "illegal smuggling" of HIV-infected blood samples from Kazakhstan to the Unite [...]
2009-12-14 08:40:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KHIV SENV KG KZ UZ
09BANGKOK2384EMBASSY THAILAND RESPONSE TO USG PARALLEL REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 08:37:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID TBIO TH
09BANGKOK2437Landmark Thai/U.S. study: HIV Vaccine Effective
[...] SUMMARY: A groundbreaking, six-year, joint Thai/U.S. HIV vaccine study found 31 percent efficacy in preventing HIV infection. The study was the first ever to show that a vaccine can prevent HIV infection, and the over 16,000 Thai volunteers made this the largest HIV vaccine trial ever conducte [...]
2009-09-24 10:52:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KHIV EAID PREL TH
09BANGKOK611 THAILAND HOSTS USG CUTTING EDGE DISEASE PROGRAMS
[...] SUMMARY: With over one-fifth of Mission Bangkok's staff of roughly 2000 working on health issues, the Embassy hosts one of the USG's largest efforts to fight the world's most dangerous diseases: malaria, TB, dengue, HIV/AIDS and avian/pandemic influenza. USAID, HHS/CDC, USDA/APHIS and the Arme [...]
2009-03-10 12:45:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO WHO KPAO KFLU KHIV ECON EAID TH
09BRIDGETOWN146DOMINICA'S LABOR UNIONS STRUGGLING AMID ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Dominica,s labor union leaders were surprisingly upbeat in recent meetings, believing that Dominica,s isolation and small economy with a strong agricultural base will limit the impact of the global financial crisis on the nation,s economy. Cruise ship arrivals are holding steady at cl [...]
2009-03-05 15:20:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB ESSO KHIV PHUM XL
09BUCHAREST315ROMANIA: HEALTHCARE REFORM ON THE AGENDA FOR 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Romanian healthcare system continues to suffer from neglect two decades after the fall of communism. Health statistics remain bleak, with the country occupying the worst position in the EU in terms of the frequency of cardiovascular disease, pulmonary diseases, diabetes, tub [...]
2009-05-13 07:56:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV TBIO PGOV SOCI AMED KHIV RO
09BUCHAREST337ROMANIA: REGULATIONS CHOKE PHARMA COMPANIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: American and other foreign pharmaceutical companies are upset that the Ministry of Health (MOH) has recently passed several ordinances which, taken together, severely impact their ability to operate profitably in Romania. With its "universal" healthcare system, the Government [...]
2009-05-18 13:18:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV TBIO PGOV SOCI AMED KHIV RO
09CAPETOWN197SOUTH AFRICAN PARLIAMENT HOLDS ROBUST DEBATE ON
[...] Summary: South African Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi recently gave his first budget speech to a packed Parliament chamber. The Minister's speech came at a difficult time with an ongoing doctors' strike and a public health sector in dire straits. Minister Motsoaledi outlined the gover [...]
2009-09-04 15:29:00Consulate Cape TownUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV PHUM SOCI TBIO SA
09CARACAS1591GRBV UNDEREPORTS H1N1, DENGUE AND MALARIA ON THE RISE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As of December 17, the Venezuelan Ministry of Health has reported 2,697 laboratory-confirmed cases of H1N1 and 117 deaths associated with the virus. Many medical experts claim that the Venezuelan Government (GBRV) has underreported the prevalence of H1N1, based on the mortality r [...]
2009-12-23 14:50:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON VE KFLU KHIV AMED
09CHENGDU282SW CHINA: BIG CITY GAY HIV PREVALENCE EXCEEDS TEN PERCENT
[...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information and is not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The HIV rate among gay men living in Chengdu, Guiyang, Kunming, and Chongqing exceeds 10 percent, according to a large nationwide survey conducted by the China Centers [...]
2009-12-02 07:21:00Consulate ChengduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI PGOV KHIV CH
09DARESSALAAM11Tanzanian First Lady Bids Farewell to Ambassador's Spouse
[...] (U) On January 5th, First Lady of Tanzania, Mama Salma Kikwete, hosted a farewell luncheon at Tanzania's State House in honor of Mrs. Sue Green, spouse of the Ambassador, who departed post that same evening. Mrs. Green has played a key role here on HIV/AIDS related issues, appearing publicly [...]
2009-01-13 05:05:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TZ PREL
09DARESSALAAM110PEPFAR/TANZANIA: CDC, AID, State, DOD & Peace
[...] Summary & Introduction: The U.S. Mission to Tanzania is assistance-driven, with the largest part of that assistance devoted to the health sector. The Secretary cited our success in combating malaria and HIV/AIDS during her confirmation hearings. This message reviews our strategies and prog [...]
2009-02-17 13:51:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV TZ
09DARESSALAAM401SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW VISIT TO TANZANIA
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Tanzania will provide an opportunity to view a broad range of our assistance programs and their contributions to Tanzania's development. Tanzania's political stability, sound macroeconomic management and enormous development needs have made it a favored recipient of donor f [...]
2009-06-24 04:33:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON KHIV MARR PREL PGOV TZ
09DARESSALAAM42Tanzanian Media Reaction: Ambassador Green Concludes Tour
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-22 13:35:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR KHIV KMCA TZ
09DARESSALAAM560GLOBAL FUND AUDIT: TANZANIA TAKING ACTION
[...] SUMMARY: A recent internal audit of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria's grants in Tanzania concluded that the grants face serious challenges, particularly in the areas of supply chain management and financial and programmatic reporting. The GOT has committed to taking appropriate c [...]
2009-08-27 06:56:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KHIV SOCI TZ
09DARESSALAAM584PEPFAR TEAM BRIEFS PRESIDENT KIKWETE ON PARTNERSHIP
[...] SUMMARY: At President Kikwete's request, Mission PEPFAR team met with him on August 7 to discuss the program and the status of Partnership Framework negotiations. Further discussion covered other U.S. bilateral assistance to Tanzania and issues related to the administrative and technical (A&T) [...]
2009-09-03 11:47:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KHIV SOCI TZ
09DILI181HIV/AIDS PREVALENCE LOW, BUT VULNERABILITIES PERSIST
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Timor-Leste remains a low HIV prevalence country, but porous borders, an influx of sex workers from abroad, and low awareness about the disease could lead to an increase in HIV/AIDS infected persons. The national response has focused on prevention, education, testing, and treatmen [...]
2009-07-24 03:19:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV SOCI PGOV MASS TT
09DURBAN19KWAZULU NATAL - MINING AND PROCESSING FIRMS FACE GLOBAL
[...] (U) Minerals and Energy Officer and Specialist visited mining and associated manufacturing sites in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) during the week of January 12-16. This cable is a collaboration between Embassy Pretoria and Consulate Durban. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: KwaZulu Natal (KZN) mining and manufactu [...]
2009-02-06 16:38:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EWWT EIND ETRD ELTN KHIV SF
09DUSHANBE100 Mission Mutual Understanding Goal
[...] Introduction and Summary: A recent review of the Mission Strategic Plan provided a snapshot of what we achieved in the last year and our top priorities looking ahead. This is the fourth cable to provide a goal-by-goal look of what Embassy Dushanbe is doing. In our mutual understanding goal all [...]
2009-01-23 12:29:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KDEM KHIV SOCI ELAB SCUL TI
09DUSHANBE62 Mission Investing in People Goal
[...] Introduction and Summary: A recent review of the Mission Strategic Plan provided a snapshot of what we achieved in the last year and our top priorities looking ahead. This is the third cable to provide a goal-by-goal look of what Embassy Dushanbe is doing. With our Investing in People goal we s [...]
2009-01-16 07:16:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV SOCI ELAB SCUL TI
09GABORONE123BOTSWANA ECONOMIC BRIEFS JANUARY 2009
[...] This is the first edition of U.S. Embassy Gaborone's Botswana Economic Briefs, covering economic and commercial news from January 2009. Topics of this edition are: - Botswana Stock Exchange Awaits GOB Budget News - Consumers and Businesses Brace for Tough Year - Botswana's Economic Freedo [...]
2009-02-12 13:48:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EFIN KHIV BC
09GABORONE265BOTSWANA POLITICAL BRIEFS FOR MARCH 2009
[...] The following is a compilation of March 2009 political highlights from Botswana. This cable covers: - BDP Proposes More Special MP's - Controversy over Child Rights Bill - President Khama Refuses Three Judicial Appointments - BNF In-Fighting Continues - Visit by UN Expert on Indigenous Pe [...]
2009-04-01 11:43:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KDEM MARR KHIV BC
09GABORONE273BOTSWANA: SEEKING CLOSURE ON ART/REFUGEE ISSUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Nolan met with Minister of Health Lesego Motsumi to try to bring closure to the long-pending issue of whether and how to provide antiretroviral therapy (ART) to registered refugees in Botswana infected with HIV/AIDS. The Ambassador explained that the USG's commitme [...]
2009-04-02 14:28:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF KHIV EAID PGOV BC
09GABORONE517Letter from President Khama to President Obama
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Gaborone received a diplomatic note July 6, 2009 transmitting a letter from Botswana's President Ian Khama to U.S. President Barack Obama. In addition to congratulating the United States on the anniversary of our independence, President Khama's letter offers thanks for U.S. as [...]
2009-07-07 12:23:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC OTRA PREL KHIV EAID BC
09GABORONE663REPORT ON SPEAKER/SPECIALIST NTARE MWINE
[...] SUMMARY: Mr. Ntare Mwine, an Ugandan-born American playwright, film-maker and actor, worked with PAS Gaborone on a program on HIV/AIDS advocacy from June 15-20. Mwine reviewed the theatre pieces that directors from the local NGO Youth Health Organization (YOHO) had produced since a previous wo [...]
2009-08-20 09:18:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO OEXC SCUL KHIV BC
09GABORONE665A SMART POWER SUCCESS STORY IN AFRICA -- THE CASE
[...] (C) The U.S.-Botswana partnership is a model for what smart power could achieve in Africa. Over four decades, Botswana has invested in its people, promoted independent institutions, and trained and deployed a civilian-controlled military for national development priorities. We have multipli [...]
2009-08-20 16:29:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SENV MASS ETRD KHIV EAID MARR EINV
09GABORONE853BOTSWANA: SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT IAN KHAMA'S
[...] (C) Botswana's President Ian Khama visits Washington November 5-7 to chair the Conservation International annual meeting in a confident mood, fortified by a strong election victory on October 16 that allowed him to assume the presidency for a 5-year term. Khama has emerged as a principled, ou [...]
2009-10-30 09:34:00Embassy GaboroneSECRETPREL PGOV ECON KHIV MASS SENV KPKO OVIP BC
09GABORONE948Botswana Merits Inclusion in Food Security Initiative
[...] Botswana is Africa's most stable democracy and our closest, most reliable friend in southern Africa. Though Botswana is a middle-income country, according to the UNDP about half of its citizens still live on less than two dollars per day. According to the United Nations Food and Agricultural [...]
2009-11-24 12:03:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PGOV PREL KHIV BC
09GABORONE997Botswana Offers Bright Prospects for GHI Success
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. Summary and Action Request. The U.S.-Botswana PEPFAR partnership has yielded tremendous results over the past five years; 80 percent of citizens who need treatment receive it and 94 percent of infected mothers receive drugs to prevent t [...]
2009-12-15 13:29:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV KWMN KOCI BC
09GENEVA111CHARGE'S MEETING WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
[...] Summary. Charge paid a courtesy call February 5, 2009, on Dr. Michel Kazatchkine, Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM). Noting U.S. strong support for the Fund, Charge stressed the need for more efficiency savings to finance the Fund's Round 8 [...]
2009-02-06 13:24:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV SOCI TBIO
09GENEVA148UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INDICATES SUPPORT FOR AN
[...] Summary. Charge paid a courtesy call February 18, 2009, on Michel Sidibe, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Congratulating Sidibe on his appointment by the UN Secretary-General, Charge expressed strong U.S. support for UNAIDS anQurged Sidibe to a [...]
2009-02-20 16:44:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV SOCI TBIO UNAIDS
09GENEVA74UNAIDS: CHANGING OF THE GUARD AT JOINT UN PROGRAM
[...] Summary: During the 23rd Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) meeting, held December 15-17, 2008, in Geneva, the Board paid tribute to its outgoing leadership, adopted new governance rules, and held a constructive policy debate on the relatio [...]
2009-01-28 09:48:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID TBIO UNAIDS
09HANOI1370(SBU) Applying Comments on the Draft Strategy of the
[...] (U) Summary. Embassy Hanoi??????s inter-agency health team believes that the President??????s Global Health Initiative (PGHI) principles will advance our health diplomacy efforts in Vietnam, particularly PGHI??????s emphasis on health systems strengthening HANOI 00001370 004 OF 026 (HS [...]
2009-12-17 08:49:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SOCI EAID KWMN KHIV VM
09HANOI1374(SBU) PEPFAR supports Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister
[...] (U) Summary. With support from the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR),Deputy Prime Minister Trong of Vietnam visited the United States on November 5-14, 2009 to explore medication-assisted therapy (MAT) for heroin addiction, including the manufacturing of methadone. The visi [...]
2009-12-17 11:05:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO EAID SOCI SNAR KHIV VM
09HANOI1400(SBU) Vietnam's seventh PEPFAR-supported Methadone Clinic
[...] (U) Summary. The Ministry of Health of Vietnam (MOH) in conjunction with the Hanoi Peoples Committee opened a medication-assisted therapy (MAT) "Methadone Clinic" in Hanoi on World AIDS Day. U.S.-led innovations, such as the provision of MAT (including treatment with methadone which is curren [...]
2009-12-18 10:29:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO EAID PGOV PHUM SNAR KHIV VM
09HANOI578PEPFAR VIETNAM, SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Warm congratulations on your appointment from me and the entire PEPFAR team here at Mission Vietnam. I wanted to personally congratulate you and spend a little time giving you my perspective on what I believe is a somewhat unique component of your PEPFAR community. Before you [...]
2009-06-22 11:28:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO PGOV PROP SOCI EAID SNAR KHIV VM
09HANOI978Setting the Scene for Deputy Secretary Steinberg's September
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S.-Vietnamese relations have advanced significantly over the past three years and are arguably at their highest point since relations were reestablished in 1995. We are Vietnam's largest export market, its third-largest trading partner, and one of its largest foreign investor [...]
2009-09-18 10:33:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD KIRF SENV MARR KHIV KHDP BM
09HONGKONG2033MACAU HEALTH CARE: EMERGING EFFORTS TO COMBAT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During Econ Officer's recent visit to Macau, officials from the Health Bureau's Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and NGOs described their efforts to control the spread of HIV/AIDS. The cross-border spread of HIV/AIDS is a growing concern in Macau as the city attrac [...]
2009-11-04 08:27:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED CH HK KHIV PHUM SOCI
09KAMPALA1098SCENESETTER FOR OGAC AMBASSADOR GOOSBY SEPTEMBER 26-30
[...] (SBU) Summary: You are visiting Uganda when the long-running war against the HIV/AIDS pandemic is at a crossroads. Under the leadership of President Yoweri Museveni, Uganda was a pioneer in recognizing and taking tangible action against HIV/AIDS in the 1990s. Prevalence rates plunged from ne [...]
2009-09-23 12:57:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KHIV SOCI TBIO PHUM EAID UG
09KAMPALA523 GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS AS THE GLOBAL FUND RETURNS TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is poised to resume disbursement of funding for previously approved grants in Uganda that for the most part have been on a three-year hiatus caused by the illegal diversion of Global Fund monies in 2005. The resumption of [...]
2009-05-22 03:17:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM EAID KCOR KHIV UG
09KAMPALA985FORENSIC AUDIT MAY UNCOVER CORRUPTION AT THE
[...] (SBU) A forensic audit has been launched at the Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) amid allegations of mismanagement of funds. KPMG Kenya is conducting the audit, which is expected to be completed by mid-September. This audit is being funded and led by the donor community, which contributes $2-4 [...]
2009-08-26 05:39:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KHIV KCOR UG
09KIGALI860MINISTRY OF HEALTH LOBBIES AGAINST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a December 7 heath sector meeting, Ministry of Health (MOH) permanent secretary, Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, and National AIDS Control Commission executive director, Dr. Anita Asiimwe, criticized strongly draft legislation in parliament that would criminalize homosexuality, and said [...]
2009-12-16 14:21:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SOCI KHIV RW
09KINGSTON480JAMAICA: ANTI-DISCRIMINATION EFFORTS FOR HIV
[...] (U) On June 11 the Jamaica Business Council on HIV/AIDS hosted the 4th Pan Caribbean Business Coalition Forum on HIV/AIDS (forum) for business and NGO leaders in the Caribbean. At the event the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) highlighted that Jamaica has more than 30,000 people living with HIV/AI [...]
2009-06-16 20:04:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAID SOCI PREL KHIV TBIO JM XL
09KOLKATA90PAYING FOR SEX IN THE "CITY OF JOY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kolkata's red-light district, one of the largest in Asia, provides a real-life case study of the intersection of the policy debates on the legalization of prostitution, trafficking in persons, and human health. Working in a nebulous legal environment where sex workers, but not t [...]
2009-04-03 11:07:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI KTIP KWMN KHIV IN
09LILONGWE454 MALAWI: PROGRESSING TOWARD FOOD SECURITY
[...] Summary: Increasing food security in Malawi has been the Government of Malawi's (GOM) highest strategic priority since President Bingu wa Mutharika took office in 2004. The GOM has demonstrated a strong commitment to reducing poverty through agriculturally-led economic growth. The GOM is inv [...]
2009-08-14 11:21:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID KHIV MI
09MAPUTO1064A MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH TO BUILDING CAPACITY
[...] SUMMARY: In response to the new objectives of PEPFAR II, and as a result of an internal review of Post's Small Grants Program (SGP) selection process, Post is initiating new procedures for selecting, assisting and overseeing its PEPFAR Quick Impact grant recipients. A multi-agency approach i [...]
2009-09-28 14:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAID KHIV SOCI MZ
09MAPUTO1081HEALTH MINISTER COMMITS TO PEPFAR GOALS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge met with the Minister of Health (MISAU) Dr. Ivo Garrido recently to discuss his Ministry's involvement in a Partnership Framework for HIV/AIDS programming over the next five years including priority policy issues. MISAU is the key ministry in the Mozambique respon [...]
2009-10-06 05:10:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID KHIV SOCI MZ
09MAPUTO675PM SUPPORTS COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY AND
[...] SUMMARY: The Charge d'Affaires and other senior Mission staff met with Mozambican Prime Minister, Dr. Luisa Diogo on June 19 to share the recently-approved USG Country Assistance Strategy and discuss the process of developing a Partnership Framework to guide programming to address HIV/AIDS over [...]
2009-06-23 07:10:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV SOCI KMCA KTIA AMGT
09MAPUTO676PM SUPPORTS COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY AND
[...] SUMMARY: The Charge dQAffaires and other senior Mission staff met with Mozambican Prime Minister, Dr. Luisa Diogo on June 19 to share the recently-approved USG Country Assistance Strategy and discuss the process of developing a Partnership Framework to guide programming to address HIV/AIDS over [...]
2009-06-23 07:10:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV SOCI KMCA KTIA AMGT
09MAPUTO966U.S.-BRAZIL COOPERATION IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mozambique's considerable assistance needs offer an array of opportunities for joint U.S.)Brazil cooperation. While the health sector continues to be the most promising, additional collaboration is now proposed in food security and agriculture, and is also possible in energy, [...]
2009-08-31 09:08:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KHIV EAGR ETRD ECON SOCI KPKO SMIL
09MASERU387PEPFAR / MCC COLLABORATION YIELDS RESULTS IN LESOTHO
[...] Excellent collaboration between Embassy Maseru's PEPFAR and MCC teams is resulting in efficient linking of USG-funded activities and leveraging resources for greater impact in pursuit of common health goals. High level support for interagency collaboration; common objectives; Lesotho governme [...]
2009-11-03 07:34:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KMCA KHIV LT
09MASERU58EMBASSY MASERU TAKES ITS SHOW ON THE ROAD
[...] The US Embassy in Maseru has embarked on an ambitious plan to have monthly "Road Shows," allowing us to get out into some of Lesotho's ten districts to spread U.S. government messages. The plan is to take advantage of synergies between the programs of our Mission to maximize benefits for minim [...]
2009-03-18 13:45:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV KHIV EAID LT
09MBABANE310SWAZILAND'S POPULATION GROWTH APPROACHES ZERO; GOVERNMENT
[...] SUMMARY: The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has released some figures from the final 2007 Population and Housing Census report, indicating a Swaziland population of 1,018,449, compared with 980,727 in 1997. The anemic population increase of 37,722 people over ten years represents a growth r [...]
2009-11-12 08:52:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI KHIV PINS WZ
09MOSCOW1181RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT INTEREST IN EXPANDING HEALTH POLICY
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 13. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a welcome development, Russian health officials are expressing much more interest in cooperating with the United States on a wide range of health issues, including infectious and chronic disease control and preventi [...]
2009-05-08 12:16:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO PREL EAID SOCI KHIV TSPL KCRM PTER KFLU
09MOSCOW2978RUSSIAN HEALTH MINISTRY AND USG COUNTERPARTS REFINE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Russia's Deputy Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova expressed strong interest in broadened cooperation with the United States through the Bilateral Presidential Commission and related health agreements in meetings with officials of the National Institutes of Health (NIH),the Cente [...]
2009-12-09 16:09:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO PREL EAID SOCI KHIV TSPL RS
09MOSCOW3072Russia's Chief Medical Officer Wants to Expand Cooperation
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 15, Ambassador Beyrle met with Dr. Gennadiy Onishchenko, Russia's Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Russian Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Consumer Protection and Human Well-Being (Rospotrebnadzor). The almost 90-minute meeting was cordial [...]
2009-12-21 15:41:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO PREL EAID SOCI KHIV TSPL ETRD EAGR ECON PARM
09NAIROBI2628GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVE: KENYA COMMENT
[...] Post appreciates the opportunity to comment on goals and principles of President Obama?s Global Health Initiative. As stated, individual government agencies involved in defining practices, implementation, and governance have been actively involved in discussions (e.g. HHS/CDC, USAID, STATE),[...]
2009-12-21 05:29:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV KWMN KOCI KE
09NASSAU639 GCOB JOINS U.S.-CARIBBEAN REGIONAL HIV/AIDS PARTNERSHIP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-14 20:29:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV ECON POL PGOV BF
09NEWDELHI2178Indian Health Minister Favors Strengthening U.S-India
[...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary Burns met with Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad on October 15. Minister Azad thanked the United States for its assistance in the health field in India, citing collaboration in cancer, TB, maternal and child health, influenza, and HIV/AIDS a [...]
2009-10-27 08:11:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI EAID OVIP PHUM PREL TBIO TSPL KHIV IN
09NOUAKCHOTT199GLOBAL FUND ALLEGES FRAUD AND MISMANAGEMENT IN MAURITANIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Geneva-based Global Fund issued a formal complaint letter to its Mauritania Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) February 13 alleging fraud and mismanagement of the country's $32 million Global Fund aid package for malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. All funding has been fro [...]
2009-03-12 11:16:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV UNDP KHIV MR
09PRETORIA1017South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2009-05-20 08:29:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1145FREE STATE STRUGGLES WITH GOLD GEOLOGY AND ILLEGAL MINERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Gold-mining in the Free State Province is emblematic of broad challenges in profitably mining gold in South Africa. Controlling costs, managing labor, assuring safety and power, and exploiting remaining low-grade deposits are difficulties that have caused South Africa's product [...]
2009-06-08 10:31:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ELAB ENRG KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1429South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2009-07-15 06:00:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1519 AMBASSADOR ERIC GOOSBY'S MEETING WITH THE SOUTH AFRICAN
[...] Summary: On July 19, Office of Global AIDS Coordinator, Ambassador Eric Goosby met with recently appointed South African Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi. Minister Motsoaledi was accompanied by Department of Health Deputy Director General Yogan Pillay. The meeting took place on the margin [...]
2009-07-28 08:39:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO PGOV AMED KSTH KSCA KHIV SENV SF
09PRETORIA159South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2009-01-27 09:50:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1615South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2009-08-07 14:04:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1707South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2009-08-24 14:25:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1914South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2009-09-17 14:45:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA2240South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2009-11-03 13:58:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA2245AMBASSADOR’S COURTESY CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's first official call with Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane was warm and frank. Mashabane thanked the USG for its partnership and support through PEPFAR and acknowledged past mistakes in HIV/AIDS policies. The Ambassador thanked [...]
2009-11-03 15:52:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ECON ASEC KHIV SF ZI
09PRETORIA2463 PRESIDENT ZUMA ANNOUNCES HE WILL TEST FOR AIDS
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Zuma called for a renewed struggle against AIDS in South Africa, leading by example as he promised to have himself tested for AIDS. Zuma emphasized that prevention was the key and called for wide testing. He announced a number of new initiatives to give more AIDS pat [...]
2009-12-01 15:24:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO PGOV EAID KHIV SF
09PRETORIA2474South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2009-12-02 13:21:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA2547AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF HEALTH AARON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The meeting between Ambassador Gips and Minister of Health Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi on November 30, 2009 marked a new partnership between the United States and South Africa in health coordination and cooperation. The Minister thanked the United States for the extensive support we ha [...]
2009-12-10 12:22:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALEAID KHIV PGOV SF TBIO
09PRETORIA309South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2009-02-19 13:24:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA478SOUTH AFRICAN MINING EXECUTIVES DISCUSS GLOBAL AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A group of South African mining executives expressed concern about the effects of the global commodity downturn on the mining sector and associated social transformation in South Africa. They highlighted a number of challenges of doing mining business in South Africa, many dir [...]
2009-03-12 09:44:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ENRG EINV ETRD EPET KHIV ZI SF
09PRETORIA596South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2009-03-27 11:52:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA99 THE AMBASSADOR MEETS MINISTER OF HEALTH - FINALLY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador had a productive meeting with Minister of Health Barbara Hogan January 19 on the eve of his departure from post. The Ambassador conveyed his frustration that he had not been able to meet with the Minister's predecessor, emblematic of challenges in working with th [...]
2009-01-20 14:10:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO PGOV EAID KHIV SF ZI
09RANGOON200BURMA: DONORS PREPARING TO PURCHASE TB DRUGS IN
[...] (C) Burma will face a shortage of tuberculosis (TB) drugs in mid-2010, leaving the region vulnerable to new outbreaks of both TB and multi-drug resistant TB. WHO estimates that Burma needs between USD 4-5 million to cover the drug shortfall; and to ensure timely delivery of drugs, procureme [...]
2009-03-31 07:39:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALSOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
09RANGOON207BURMA: GLOBAL FUND PRINCIPAL RECIPIENTS SELECTED
[...] (SBU) The Minister of Health chaired the fourth Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) meeting March 31 in preparation for the GOB's planned Round 9 Global Fund application. During the meeting, CCM members selected Save the Children (US) and the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) as the du [...]
2009-04-06 22:59:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALSOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
09RANGOON237BURMA: URGING THE GOB TO ADDRESS GLOBAL FUND ACCESS
[...] (SBU) With the June 1 deadline fast approaching, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and WHO technical advisors continue to revise the MOH's draft Round Nine Global Fund application. Embassy Rangoon, USAID, and other donors reviewed and provided comments on the first draft; we expect to review the [...]
2009-04-27 07:27:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALSOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
09RANGOON326BURMA: HEALTH MINISTRY SUBMITS GLOBAL FUND
[...] (SBU) The Minister of Health submitted the Burmese Government's Round Nine Global Fund (GF) application on May 31, requesting USD 320.6 million over five years to fund HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB),and malaria programs. Funds, if approved, will be overseen by two principal recipients: Save t [...]
2009-06-03 01:37:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALSOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
09RANGOON66BURMA: PREPARATIONS CONTINUE FOR GLOBAL FUND
[...] (C) The Minister of Health chaired the third Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) meeting January 30 in preparation for the GOB's planned round nine Global Fund application. During the meeting, CCM members agreed on the proposed selection process for the dual principal recipients (PRs),who [...]
2009-02-04 07:47:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALSOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
09RPODUBAI329RESEARCHER DESCRIBES HIV/AIDS SITUATION IN IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: An Iranian HIV/AIDS researcher in Dubai applying for a visa sat down with IRPO to discuss the HIV/AIDS situation in Iran. Less than 1 percent of the Iranian population is infected, though developing accurate statistics is difficult because the leading causes of HIV/AIDS in Iran, in [...]
2009-08-12 10:52:00Iran RPO DubaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI ECON KHIV IR
09SEOUL318SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - February 2009
[...] The ROKG has issued a public notice on the upcoming introduction of legislation of a "Basic Law on Low Carbon, Green Growth." The draft bill will be an amalgamation of three programs: A) The Basic Law on Climate Change: Draft legislation that had already been pending at the National Assemb [...]
2009-03-02 05:14:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ECON ENRG TBIO TPHY TRGY TSPA KGHG KHIV KS
09STATE125761GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVE: PROMOTING GREATER AWARENESS AND
[...] SUMMARY This is an action request. See Paragraph 10. Earlier this year President Obama announced the launch of the Global Health Initiative (GHI),a six-year, $63 billion interagency effort of the U.S. government to support partner countries in improving and expanding access to health service [...]
2009-12-09 03:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV KWMN KOCI
09STATE37561(S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: AFRICAN GREAT
[...] (S/NF) This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on African Great Lakes (paragraph 3-end) as well as a request for continued DOS reporting of biographic information relating to DROC, Burundi, and Rwanda (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The NHCD below s [...]
2009-04-16 14:11:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR KSPR ECON KDEM KHIV ZF XA CF RW BY
09TALLINN84FIGHT AGAINST TB CONTINUES IN ESTONIA
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy Tallinn marked World Tuberculosis (TB) Day with media placements in Russian and Estonian-language newspapers, a site visit to Tartu University Lung Hospital (TULH),and a DVC for Baltic and USG TB experts. Although Estonia remains a hotspot for multi-drug resistant (MDR) [...]
2009-03-31 10:58:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SOCI KHIV EN
09TASHKENT1023UZBEKISTAN: SWISS CONCLUDE DRUG HARM REDUCTION PROJECT AT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Swiss Embassy in Tashkent marked the end of what it saw as a successful six-year drug harm reduction project, which included provision of clean needles and condoms to thousands of drug users in Uzbekistan with the goal of stopping the spread of disease, particularly HIV and [...]
2009-06-19 10:31:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KHIV SNAR SZ DEA UZ
09TRIPOLI436LIBYA'S HEALTH MINISTER WELCOMES U.S. COOPERATION TRIPOLI 00000436 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, U.S. Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
[...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, the Secretary of the General People's Committee for Health and Environment (Minister of Health-equivalent) asked for help in sending Libyan doctors to the U.S. for training in hospital administration and family practice, acknowledged that Libya [...]
2009-06-04 12:38:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV KHIV LY ECON WHO
09USUNNEWYORK213AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[...] Summary: In a March 2 meeting, Michel Sidibe, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS),discussed with Ambassador Rice efforts to prevent transmission to children, support for their HIV-positive parents, and other key priorities. Ambassador Rice invited [...]
2009-03-04 23:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV SOCI TBIO
09USUNNEWYORK521AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH BOTSWANA FOREIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 14, Botswana FM Mompati Merafhe told Ambassador Rice that Botswana would balance support for Zimbabwean social ministries controlled by the MDC and revitalization of the economy with the necessity of continuing to deny access to foreign credit to ZANU-PF leaders. To this [...]
2009-05-19 22:14:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNGA SOCI KHIV ETRD ELAB BC ZI MA
09VATICAN108EMBASSY VATICAN AIDS CONFERENCE LINKS FAITH-BASED WITH
[...] (U) Embassy Vatican and Caritas Internationalis co-hosted a very successful international conference on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS from October 14 to the 16. The conference also aimed at improving access to testing and treatment for children living with HIV and [...]
2009-10-30 17:17:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KHIV KIRF ECON EAID KHDP TSPL UN XA VT
09VATICAN91POPE'S SAINTHOOD CEREMONY FOR HAWAIIAN LEPER PRIEST:
[...] Summary and Action Request: On October 11, Pope Benedict XVI will confer sainthood on ("canonize") Father Damien de Veuster, the Belgian priest who famously worked in the late 1880's with leprosy (Hansen's disease) patients in Hawaii. The event is attracting global attention, not just among [...]
2009-08-21 13:33:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KHIV VT BE HHS INT
09WINDHOEK484Global Health Initiative: Namibia Comment
[...] (U) Post welcomes the opportunity to respond to reftel, "Global Health Initiative: Promoting Greater Awareness and Participation." The USG team in Namibia strongly supports GHI's seven guiding principles. Specifically, the focus on women and girls as the "gateway" to families is crucial, but [...]
2009-12-17 16:06:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV KWMN KOCI WA
09YAOUNDE357CAMEROON: RUNNING OUT OF ANTI-RETROVIRAL DRUGS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Cameroon (GRC) anticipates it will run out of anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs by September 2009, leaving an estimated 60,000 patients without medication. The GRC has sought international funding to meet this shortage and has apparently not considered using its own [...]
2009-04-16 15:28:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV KOCI SOCI PGOV CM
09YAOUNDE865CAMEROON: A HEALTH UPDATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Cameroon (GRC) has not yet offered a solution to a possible anti-retroviral drug (ARV) shortage, although the Central Drug Depository may use its reserves to finance ARVs for additional quarter. Although four H1N1 cases were reported in August, the Pasteur Ins [...]
2009-10-14 12:51:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV KOCI SOCI PGOV CM
10BAGHDAD166PRT DIWANIYAH: H1N1 UPDATE: A LESSON IN
[...] This is a PRT Diwaniyah reporting cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Diwaniyah officials responded effectively to the H1N1 pandemic during Fall 2009, strengthening both their governance and their healthcare capacity. The initial response could be characterized as disjointed as Provincial official [...]
2010-01-22 16:21:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KFLU KHIV TBIO KOCI
10HANOI218SCENESETTER FOR VISIT BY OES ASSISTANT SECRETARY JONES TO
[...] (SBU) Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Hanoi. Your visit will be an important signal to the Vietnamese of continued U.S. engagement on health and environmental issues. Your meetings with the Government of Vietnam (GVN),the United Nations (UN),and the European Union will allo [...]
2010-02-24 10:38:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TBIO SOCI PREL ECON KGHG KHIV VM
10KINSHASA66HIV/AIDS IN THE DRC: AN EVOLVING EPIDEMIC
[...] Background note: Embassy Kinshasa recently completed a Partnership Framework with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and hired a full-time PEPFAR coordinator. This message provides general information about the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the DRC. It has been cleared by all PE [...]
2010-01-21 17:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC AID KHIV SOCI EAID PREL CG
10MOSCOW189Russian Deputy Health Minister Wants Expanded Health
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In their upbeat December 14 meeting, Russian Deputy Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova and Ambassador Beyrle agreed that the Bilateral Presidential Commission's Working Group on Health should promote a substantial expansion of cooperation on health and medical sciences. They c [...]
2010-01-27 12:32:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO PREL EAID SOCI KHIV TSPL ETRD ELAB EAGR KIPR
10SEOUL52SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - DECEMBER 2009
[...] President Lee witnessed the signing of a contract December 27 that will award USD 20 billion to a South Korean consortium led by the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) to supply four 1400 megawatt light water nuclear reactors and design and build four nuclear power plants in the United A [...]
2010-01-14 00:53:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EAGR ECON EIND PREL SENV TBIO TPHY KGHG KHIV
10TALLINN24EMBASSY HELPS TO REVIVE HIV PREVENTION IN ESTONIAN SCHOOLS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite having the highest HIV infection rate in Europe, Estonia's Ministry of Education and Research (MOER) has not made education on HIV prevention a priority in recent years. In order to draw attention to this issue and help educators share best practices on HIV education, Emb [...]
2010-01-12 15:00:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI EAID KHIV TBIO EN
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