Suhasini Maniratnam I have seen a lot of people who are affected by HIV. When I see that there is industrial growth on one side but there is not awareness on the other side, it breaks my heart. – Suhasini Maniratnam
Shereen El Feki Part of my job at ‘The Economist’ was writing about HIV, and that included the grim task of reporting on the state of the global epidemic. – Shereen El Feki
Shereen El Feki Some countries have good laws, laws which could stem the tide of HIV. The problem is that these laws are flouted. Because stigma gives unofficial license to treat people living with HIV or those at greatest risk unlike other citizens. – Shereen El Feki
Shereen El Feki Now there are laws in many parts of the world which reflect the best of human nature. These laws treat people touched by HIV with compassion and acceptance. These laws respect universal human rights and they are grounded in evidence. – Shereen El Feki
Shereen El Feki Where you criminalize people living with HIV or those at greatest risk, you fuel the epidemic. – Shereen El Feki
Shereen El Feki HIV brings out the best and the worst in humanity, and the laws reflect these attitudes. – Shereen El Feki
Shereen El Feki Laws that treat people living with HIV or those at greatest risk with respect start with the way that we treat them ourselves: as equals. If we are going to stop the spread of HIV in our lifetime, then that is the change we need to spread. – Shereen El Feki
Serge Lang There exist thousands of Americans who have AIDS-defining diseases but are HIV negative. – Serge Lang
Serge Lang Of course, screening for HIV did essentially eliminate the transmission of this virus by transfusions. – Serge Lang
Ryan Lewis In 1984, my mom gave birth to my older sister, Teresa. Due to a complicated delivery, she needed a blood transfusion, and at that moment, my mom had HIV+ blood put into her body. – Ryan Lewis
Ruth Westheimer When I started the radio program in 1981, not many people were talking about sexuality. Not many people were talking about AIDS or HIV. – Ruth Westheimer
Robby Mook 90 percent of the cost of malaria drugs has come down because of the work of the Clinton Foundation. There are over 10 million people around the globe today receiving life-saving HIV and AIDS drug treatments because of the Clinton Foundation. – Robby Mook
