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HIV/AIDS
"We have real evidence that AIDS is a problem with a solution. We have a clear plan of action to halt and reverse the spread of AIDS.
… halting the spread of AIDS is not only a Millennium Development Goal in itself; it is a prerequisite for reaching most of the others."
From the UN Secretary-General
Kofi Annan’s message
on the occasion of World AIDS Day,
December 1,
2005
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"…With a crisis as unprecedented as AIDS, we cannot afford to neglect any vital front. We must do whatever it takes to accelerate the pace of development of women-controlled prevention technologies, new generations of effective treatments, and a vaccine against HIV. And we must address the deeper-rooted factors that are driving the virus, including gender and income inequality."
Message of the Executive
Director of UNAIDS Dr Peter Piot
on the occasion of the World AIDS DAY,
1
December, 2005
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"The challenge of working in partnership against HIV/AIDS means we must reach out to all those involved in the response, including those working at the grassroots’ who bear the brunt of the epidemic. …In communities across the world, leadership, courage and resilience are shaping the response to the epidemic."
Statement by Kemal Dervis,
Administrator of the UNDP,
on the occasion of World AIDS Day,
1 December
2005
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"…In fact, I would argue that in no other field are the opportunities to translate evidence into action so great, as they currently are in HIV/AIDS. Not only can researchers have direct impact on policy and practice, they can reduce inequities by helping to make scientific advances available more quickly to the millions of people who need treatment."
Remarks by Dr Charlie Gilks,
head of treatment,
prevention and scale up at the World Health Organization's
(WHO)
HIV/AIDS Department at the 3rd International AIDS Conference on HIV
Pathogenesis and Treatment, Rio de Janeiro,
24 July 2005
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"We salute the countries who have now shown us that treatment is possible and can be scaled up quickly even in the poorest settings. AIDS treatment access is expanding every day thanks to the dedicated work of doctors, nurses, health workers and people living with HIV and AIDS, who are often working under difficult circumstances to turn the dream of universal treatment into a reality."
Dr LEE Jong-wook, WHO
Director-General, January 2005.
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“When you are working to combat a disastrous and growing emergency, you
should use every tool at your disposal. HIV/AIDS is the worst epidemic humanity
has ever faced. It has spread further, faster and with more catastrophic
long-term effects than any other disease. Its impact has become a devastating
obstacle to development. Broadcast media have tremendous reach and influence,
particularly with young people, who represent the future and who are the key to
any successful fight against HIV/AIDS. We must seek to engage these powerful
organizations as full partners in the fight to halt HIV/AIDS through awareness,
prevention, and education.”
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's remarks at the
meeting with leaders
of the world’s leading media organizations to launch a
Global Media AIDS Initiative, 15 January 2004.
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