HHS Secretary Thompson Elected as Chair of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS

U.S. Newswire, January, 2003

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy G. Thompson was elected today as Chair of the Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. In accepting his position of chair, Secretary Thompson said, "I look forward to working with the board to ensure that we fund financially sound projects that achieve maximum results. We must bring care and hope as soon as possible to the millions of people around the world who are ravaged by these diseases."

Secretary Thompson is succeeding Chrispus Kiyonga, the delegate from Uganda, as chair. He has been the U.S. delegate to the Fund since it was established in January of 2002. The purpose of the Global Fund is to assemble governmental, corporate, and private donations into a...

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