The First Ladies of USA and Bulgaria, Lora Bush and Zorka Purvanova discussed concerns related to HIV/AIDS at a roundtable that took place at the Health Ministry.

The initiative was part of the official program of US President Bush and his wife visit in Bulgaria.

At the roundtable also participated Bulgarian Health Minister Radoslav Gaidarski and Dr. Tonka Vurleva - national coordinator on HIV/AIDS and coordinator for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

The two ladies met 2 HIV-infected women who told them about their life and efforts to uphold the interests and rights of people living with HIV/AIDS and their fight against the illness.

At the discussion was presented the successful practices of Bulgaria in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

50 % of the necessary finances for the HIV/AIDS prevention in Bulgaria are received thanks to the Global Fund, which biggest donor is the US.

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