Vice President Gore, joined by Archbishop Desmon Tutu and ONAP Director Sandra Thurman, announces a new Administration initiative to address the AIDS crisis in Africa.

• Get the press statement from the Office of the Vice President
• View "Report on the Presidential Mission on Children Orphaned by AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: Findings and Plan of Action"
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HHS announces new Crisis Response Teams, part of the Administration's Initiative on HIV/AIDS in Racial and Ethnic Minorities.

• Get the HHS Press Release and Fact Sheet by visiting the HHS web site or
• Download the PDF versions of Press Release and Fact Sheet
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President Clinton dedicates the new Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center at the National Institutes of Health. See the following for further information:

• Remarks by the President
• Press release from the National Institutes of Health
• Article in NIH newsletter on Dr. Nabel's plans for the new Center

ONAP web site publishes a guide to resources available through the Congressional Black Caucus - Department of Health and Human Services Initiative to address HIV/AIDS in racial and ethnic minorities

Dr. Gary Nabel appointed new director of the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institutes of Health. See the following for further information:

• Press release from the Dept. of Health and Human Services
• Statement by the President
• Article in NIH newsletter on Dr. Nabel's plans for the new Center