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For Immediate Release
Office of the First Lady
November 22, 2008

Mrs. Bush's Remarks and Remarks by Director of San Clemente Health Center Carmen Rocio Mora During Tour of San Clemente Health Clinic
San Clemente Health Clinic
Pisco, Peru

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November 21, 2008

4:38 P.M. EST

MRS. BUSH: Well, I just want to say to everyone how happy I am to see this and to see these beautiful babies that have a place to be born now because this has been rebuilt, and then to announce that the sonogram machine is one part of U.S. funding to Pisco, to San Clemente and to the health center after the earthquake.

Mrs. Laura Bush hugs a young girl after she was presented with a bouquet of flowers upon her arrival welcome to the San Clemente Health Center Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, in San Clemente, Peru. Mrs. Bush visited the center and participated in interactive demonstrations depicting community-based health training. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian And it's an honor to have the chance to be here and to meet these -- all of the people who are benefiting here. And thank you very much for your good work for the people of your community.

MS. MORA: (As translated) It is an honor to have you here. We will always be grateful for having you here.

MRS. BUSH: Thank you so much. Good to see you all. God bless you.

END 4:40 P.M. EST


Mrs. Laura Bush and Ms. Nancy Quispitupa, Program Manager and Community Trainer, watch as 8-year-old William Sebastian Hernandez Jeri demonstrates learned hand-washing techniques Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, at the San Clemente Health Center in San Clemente, Peru. The center is the town's major health provider and serves an average of 80 patients per day. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
Mrs. Laura Bush looks on Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, as Ms. Maria Salguero Trillo, Community Health Educator Volunteer at the San Clemente Health Center in San Clemente, Peru, demonstrates how families are trained to treat contaminated water for safe drinking. In the town of 25,000, nearly 89 percent of the homes were affected by the August 2007, 8.0-magnitude earthquake. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
Mrs. Laura Bush smiles as she holds a child during a visit Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, to the San Clemente Health Center in San Clemente, Peru. The center serves an average of 80 patients a day in the town of 25,000 located six miles north of Pisco, the site of the August 2007, 8.0-magnitude earthquake. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian Printer-Friendly VersionPrinter-Friendly Version   Email this pageEmail This Page