“When we understand that we are a human race, what affects you affects me, what affects her affects you and so on and so on, then we'll look at this thing [HIV/AIDS] for what it really is. It's a disease that's out to kill all of us. What will make it continue is our prejudices, our ideas about it, and the fact that we don't look at ourselves as one giant community.” HumansLooksIdeasFactsCommunityRaceDiseasePrejudiceAidsHuman RaceGiantsHivHiv Aids Author:Queen Latifah
“HIV/AIDS from converted from a lethal disease into a chronic disease because basic scientists' fundamental research was done that illuminated aspects of that virus and allowed the generation of therapies like antiretroviral therapies. And so now HIV/AIDS is not a lethal disease, it is a chronic disease.” DoneGenerationsDiseaseResearchAspectScientistFundamentalsAidsTherapyVirusesHivHiv Aids Author:Laurie Glimcher
“HIV AIDS is a disease with stigma. And we have learned with experience, not just with HIV AIDS but with other diseases, countries for many reasons are sometimes hesitant to admit they have a problem.” CountrySometimesReasonProblemDiseaseAidsHivStigmaHiv AidsHesitantAids Day Author:Margaret Chan
“Young people were once considered relatively safe from HIV/AIDS. Today, their lives and futures are at risk throughout the world because of this disease. I believe it is young people throughout the world who offer us the greatest hope for defeating this deadly pandemic.” PeopleWorldBelieveTodayYoungI BelieveRiskYouthOffersSafeDiseaseAidsHivHiv AidsPandemics Author:Liam Neeson
“I still cannot fathom how difficult it was for the women I met to find out that they were HIV-positive. It is such a courageous undertaking in countries where there is still considerable stigma about the disease. They got tested to ensure that their unborn babies would have a chance of life by being born free of the virus.” StillsCountryFightingDifficultBornChanceBabyMetsDiseaseAidsCourageousTestedVirusesHivUnbornStigmaUndertakingsFathomHiv AidsBorn FreeHiv PositiveUnborn Baby Author:Gabriel Byrne
“AIDS is no longer a death sentence for those who can get the medicines. Now it's up to the politicians to create the "comprehensive strategies" to better treat the disease.” FightingPoliticianDiseaseTreatsStrategyMedicineSentencesAidsComprehensiveHivHiv AidsDeath SentenceWorld Aids DayAids Day Author:William J. Clinton