Merck funds ARVS, Moeti applauds!
Monday, August 30, 2010
Moeti registered the compliment last week following an announcement that drug maker, Merck & Co. Inc, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will commit an additional $60 million to ACHAP. With Tuesday's pledge, the Merck Foundation and the Gates Foundation's total cash contributions now amount to $166.5 million.
"Our partners' contributions, through funding, antiretroviral drugs medicine donations and medical expertise, have been absolutely essential to our ability to address the needs of Batswana living with HIV and AIDS," said Moeti.He added that they look forward to strengthening the partnership as it enters the second phase.
The contest had 10 beautiful young girls as finalists and unfortunately only one could wear the crown.The judges picked Anicia Gaothuse. To all those who feel their contestant should have won ahead of Anicia for whatever reason, hardly; the judges found Anicia to be the best among the best, so desist from disrespecting our newly crowned queen on social media or anywhere else, for that matter! Each of the 10 beautiful young women had supporters...