FHI - UNICEF and Family Health International: Together on HIV/AIDS

Who:
Alan Court, Director of Programme Division, UNICEF
Dr. Albert Siemens, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, FHI

What: Signing of Memorandum of Understanding

When: Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007, at 12:00 noon

Where:
UNICEF House, Danny Kaye Visitors Centre
Three UN Plaza (44th Street between First and Second Avenues)
New York, NY

Why:
UNICEF and Family Health International have agreed to join forces in a unique collaboration to bring quality HIV/AIDS programs to a greater number of women and children within the framework of the global "Unite for children, Unite against AIDS" campaign.

The dynamic partnership will focus specifically on preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission, improving pediatric HIV care and treatment, and increasing universal access to services in the developing world. It will focus initially on five countries: Guyana, India, Malawi, Nigeria and Zambia. Women and children impacted by HIV and AIDS globally will benefit from the pairing of UNICEF's international network and program implementation knowledge with FHI's technical expertise, research skills and program management experience.

For further information and interview requests, please contact:
Susan Forbes, FHI
Tel.: 703-516-9779
Email: External Relations

Kate Donovan, UNICEF Media
Tel.: 212-326-7452
Email: kdonovan@unicef.org

You can also view a Voice of America story on the new partnership.

UNICEF is on the ground in over 150 countries and territories to help children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

Since 1971, FHI has been at the forefront of public health research, prevention, care and treatment in the developing world. FHI delivers services and conducts research in HIV/AIDS, other infectious diseases and reproductive health to improve the lives and well-being of some of the world's most vulnerable people. FHI works in about 70 countries.