Reclaiming America’s Youth and Recovering Our Economy
by Chelsea Clinton
Crime and ennui in Columbia Heights, D.C., overwhelmed the adolescence of Elmer Diaz, a first-generation immigrant from El Salvador. He was always bright, but with his hard-working parents constantly away from home, Elmer’s life became entwined with gangs. He also got into drugs. Then he dropped out of high school.
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AIDS
Clinton Health Access Initiative: 10 Years of Transformation
On Friday, July 27, 2012, President Clinton spoke at the International AIDS Conference and discussed how much progress has been made in providing treatment for HIV/AIDS. Read about how the Clinton Health Access Initiative has been helping address the HIV/AIDS crisis over the past 10 years...
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New Study Proves Low-Cost, High-Quality Treatment Is Sustainable
In 2002, when President Clinton began working to address the HIV/AIDS crisis in the developing world, only 200,000 people in low and middle income countries were receiving treatment, at average costs of more than $10,000 per person, per year. Over the past 10 years, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) has...
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Africa 2012: Day 2
Today President Clinton traveled to Mozambique to visit a health care facility supported by the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) and the FEIMA craft market in Maputo. View a gallery of the visits. The FEIMA craft market in Maputo displays the work of local artisans and is operated by CEDARTE (Centre of Studies and Crafts Development), a nongovernmental organization that...
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Public-Private Partnerships Advance Health Care in Mozambique
This morning, I arrived with President Clinton and his delegation in Maputo, Mozambique, to visit the Polana Canhico Health Facility – a facility that treats more than 200,000 clients per year. Located in a densely populated peri-urban area with high levels of poverty...
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