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First Lady Michelle Obama visits Fogarty grantee in Botswana

July / August 2011 | Volume 10, Issue 4

During a June visit to Africa, First Lady Michelle Obama on Friday wielded a brush to help paint a mural at the Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Center of Excellence in the capital city of Gaborone, the site of a Fogarty AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP) grant. The clinic serves 4,000 children and their families who have been affected by HIV/AIDS.

Photo courtesy of the White House

More Information

• Learn more about the Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Center of Excellence.
• Access details about the project at this research site, Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative, including links to full details in NIH RePORTER.
• Learn more about Fogarty's AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP).

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