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“Investment in AIDS will be repaid a thousand-fold in lives saved and communities held together.”

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Peter Piot is a prominent expert in the field of public health. Born on February 17, 1949, he is renowned for his contributions to the research and control of AIDS. more

“The earth has enough knowledge and resources to eradicate this ancient scourge. Hunger has plagued the world for thousands of years. But ending it is a greater moral imperative now than ever before, because for the first time humanity has the instruments at hand to defeat this cruel enemy at a very reasonable cost. We have the ability to provide food for all within the next three decades.”

Source: The Third Freedom: Ending Hunger in Our Time

“South Africa does not have a poverty problem. Poverty is a result of denialism of the way corruption taxes poor people, the inefficiencies that undermine poor people's opportunities and our refusal to admit that we are part of the problem.”

People Way Doe Problem Opportunity Poor Results Poverty Taxes South Corruption South Africa Poor People Refusal Inefficiency

Author:Mamphela Ramphele

“The issue of poverty is not a statistical issue. It is a human issue.”

Humans Poor Poverty Issues Ending Poverty World Poverty

Author:James Wolfensohn

“What we need to do is increase the totality of money that is given to the poorest areas and then we can do more on prevention but we have crucial needs at the moment just to get people out of poverty and to get the eight hundred million people that go to bed at night hungry, give them some food and some hope.”

People Needs Giving Moments Night Given Can Do Poverty Millions Bed Hundred Areas Increase Eight Hungry Crucial Poorest Totality Prevention Ending Poverty

Author:James Wolfensohn

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