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Mrs. Laura Bush is greeted by Dr. Orlando Albuquerque, Director of Pediatric Services, at Maputo Central Pediatric Day Hospital Wednesday, June 27, 2007, in Maputo, Mozambique. The Pediatric Day Hospital was opened in 2004 with assistance from the French government and UNICEF, and is supported in part through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush is greeted by Dr. Orlando Albuquerque, Director of Pediatric Services, at Maputo Central Pediatric Day Hospital Wednesday, June 27, 2007, in Maputo, Mozambique. The Pediatric Day Hospital was opened in 2004 with assistance from the French government and UNICEF, and is supported in part through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush visits a malaria spraying site Wednesday, June 27, 2007, in Mozal, Mozambique. Each year more than one million people die of malaria. Of these deaths, 85 percent occur in sub-Saharan Africa. For children in Africa, malaria is the leading cause of death. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush greets U.S. Embassy employees and staff Wednesday, June 27, 2007, during her visit to Maputo, Mozambique. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Members of the audience listen to the interpreted words of Mrs. Laura Bush as she address the Inter-Religious Campaign against Malaria, Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at the Maput Seminary in Maputo, Mozambique. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush addresses the Inter-Religious Campaign against Malaria, Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at the Maputo Seminary in Maputo, Mozambique. Mrs. Bush announced a grant of a three-year, nearly $2 million dollar grant to IRCMM, which was first established by 10 national faith leaders in Maputo. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush meets with local women community leaders for a roundtable discussion Wednesday, June 27, 2007, in Maputo, Mozambique. During their talk about women's empowerment, domestic violence, and HIV/AIDS, Mrs. Bush underlined the administration's commitment to women's rights in Africa. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush visits a malaria spraying site Wednesday, June 27, 2007, in Mozal, Mozambique. Each year more than one million people die of malaria. Of these deaths, 85 percent occur in sub-Saharan Africa. For children in Africa, malaria is the leading cause of death. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush hands out insecticide-treated malaria nets during a visit to a malaria spraying site Wednesday, June 27, 2007, in Mozal, Mozambique. In 2005, President Bush created the President's Malaria Initiative, an interagency effort, with a budget of $30 million. Since then the President has commited an additional $1.2 billion to the program. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush and Ms. Jenna Bush meet with Mozambique's President Armando Guebuza and his wife Mrs. Maria da Luz Dai Guebuza Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at the Presidency in Maputo, Mozambique. The visit came on the second day of a four-nation, Africa tour. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush is greeted by Dr. Orlando Albuquerque, Director of Pediatric Services, at Maputo Central Pediatric Day Hospital Wednesday, June 27, 2007, in Maputo, Mozambique. The Pediatric Day Hospital was opened in 2004 with assistance from the French government and UNICEF, and is supported in part through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush visits with young patients at Maputo Central Pediatric Day Hospital Wednesday, June 27, 2007, in Maputo, Mozambique. Said Mrs. Bush, "It is terrific to be here at the Pediatric Day Hospital; I was thrilled the beautiful artwork that the children created to express their ideas and feelings, and I enjoyed meeting the mothers of those children in the Positive Tea support group. The Positive Tea support group is a great opportunity for mothers to come together to discuss their concerns and questions." White House photo by Shealah Craighead
 
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