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Kigali, Rwanda

December 2-3, 2003


View from the Gisozi Genocide Memorial.
View from the Gisozi Genocide Memorial.

 

Plaque on cornerstone of new clinic.
Plaque on cornerstone of new clinic.

     

Secretary Thompson receiving gift at clinic from patient (baskets made by patients), with Dr. Feachem and Senator Nickles.
Secretary Thompson receiving gift at clinic from patient (baskets made by patients), with Dr. Feachem and Senator Nickles.

 

The children served by the Kabgayi Hospital.
The children served by the Kabgayi Hospital.

     

Secretary Thompson, Senator Nickles, NIH Director Zerhouni, M.D., Ambassadors Tobias and Holbrooke, and NIAID Director Fauci watch as a young man demonstrates a tribal dance.
Secretary Thompson, Senator Nickles, NIH Director Zerhouni, M.D., Ambassadors Tobias and Holbrooke, and NIAID Director Fauci watch as a young man demonstrates a tribal dance.

 

Secretary Thompson and Ambassadors Tobias and Holbrooke with hospital doctor.
Secretary Thompson and Ambassadors Tobias and Holbrooke with hospital doctor.

     

Local women waiting with children for treatment.
Local women waiting with children for treatment.

 

At a ceremony, Secretary Thompson gave a gift of a cow that was seven months' pregnant to the hospital. The dedication of a cow, which provides milk and a future of producing other cows, is considered a high honor and it creates a permanent bond between the person giving the gift and those receiving the gift. It is the responsibility of the person presenting the cow to name it. In honor of his hometown, Secretary Thompson named the cow Elroy.
At a ceremony, Secretary Thompson gave a gift of a cow that was seven months' pregnant to the hospital. The dedication of a cow, which provides milk and a future of producing other cows, is considered a high honor and it creates a permanent bond between the person giving the gift and those receiving the gift. It is the responsibility of the person presenting the cow to name it. In honor of his hometown, Secretary Thompson named the cow Elroy.

     

Last revised: May 4, 2004

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