For Immediate Release:
November 8, 2012
USA & Equatorial Guinea Celebrate #44
The United States of America re-elects President Barrack Obama and the Republic of Equatorial Guinea re-schedules
Independence Day reception in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea and New York City, New York – Hurricane Sandy, the devastating storm that cause havoc in the
Northeast came with a silver lining. In the wake of this catastrophe, which some equated to global warming saw a nation
coming together across racial, political, social and religious differences.
As the world witness the re-election of President Barack Obama, the nation’s 44th president, Tuesday night, beating back
Republican suggestions from rival Mitt Romney that the nation demanded a change inherits a nation that still has hope.
With the Hurricane Sandy, many scheduled commemorations and activities were postponed, respectively. One of these
commemorations was Equatorial Guinea Permanent Mission to the United Nations reception for the celebration of the 44th
Anniversary of Accession of National Independence in New York, which was pre-planned for this Friday.
“Friday’s reception will be another opportunity to celebrate the President Obama's victory and the President Obiang of
Equatorial Guinea quest for better business, cultural and increase shared responsibility in the global fight against
AIDS”, said Victor Mooney of New York based South African Arts International, Ltd and also an invited guest for the
reception.
The stakes were very high and many segments of society held personal ties to certain polices in the high stakes US
election.
There were proposals to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA coverage of pre-existing conditions like HIV
infection drew substantial support from advocates. “Insurance for all saves money in the long term, by reducing the
number of new infections, and by bringing People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) into early, less expensive preventive care
has substantial cost savings” Mooney added.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s vision of working towards an AIDS-free generation where virtually no children are
born with the virus, and where all teenagers and adults have access to treatment that prevents them from developing the
virus and spreading it to others has the full support of some African leaders.
Among them, Equatorial Guinea President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. He confirmed his support for shared responsibility and
global solidarity in the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria at the session on Sustainable Solutions for the
AIDS Response in Africa during the 67th United Nations General Assembly in September.
President Obiang recognized the persistent efforts by governments to mitigate and eradicate pandemics that affect the
African continent. "AIDS is now a global problem that is slowly eroding the potential and socio-economic engine in many
countries in our community, in particular the African continent. This disease is killing our demographic layers such as
youth, urban and rural populations, which constitute the workforce and our human capital”, said President Obiang.
World AIDS Day is coming on December 1. Victor Mooney, who lost one brother to AIDS and has another battling the disease
is hoping to begin his fourth bid to row “the Spirit of Malabo” from Las Palmas, Canary Islands to New York for an
AIDS-free generation later this year. The rower still needs to raise at least $10,000 to pay for his boat and related
expenses.
For more visit, www.goreechallenge.com.
Photo Handout: H.E. Anatolio Ndong Mba, Ambassador for Equatorial Guinea to the United Nations and Victor Mooney pay
respect to the ancestors at the African Burial Ground in New York City.
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