The President of Côte d’Ivoire Alassane Ouattara said his country is committed to stopping new HIV infections among children in a meeting with UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé, on the side-lines of the 39th conference of Francophone parliamentarians, which took place in Abidjan from 9 to 12 of July. Mr Sidibé also asked the President to lead the region and the continent on innovative financing in the HIV response,

During his one-day official visit to Côte d’Ivoire, Mr Sidibé also met with the country’s President of the National Assembly, Guillaume Kigbafori Soro, and pushed for a more inclusive society in Côte d’Ivoire. There is draft legislation pending in Parliament which aims to improve living conditions for people living with HIV.

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