Twenty-six years ago, during the first #WorldAIDSDay, an #HIV/ #AIDS diagnosis was a death sentence to many around the world. Today, in 2014, advances in treatment and massive changes in our collective response to the AIDS pandemic have transformed our ability to prevent and treat one of the most dreadful diseases we’ve ever seen. An HIV/AIDS free generation is within our reach. The United States must remain a global leader in the fight for an HIV/AIDS free generation. At home, we must commit to investing in the treatment and testing to save lives in the U.S. and worldwide. Right here in Maryland, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Johns Hopkins Medicine and the University of Maryland are on the cutting edge of producing the next generation of treatments. One major component of America’s success in the fight against HIV/AIDS has been The U.S. Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) , a bipartisan vision of the Congressional Black Caucus and President George W. Bush. #PEPFAR has become the largest commitment by any nation to combat a single disease internationally, and it has saved millions of lives. An HIV/AIDS-free generation is within our reach but only if we continue our all-out, coordinated attack on the disease. HIV/AIDS is not yet beaten and the challenges before us continue to be great, but I am confident that they can be overcome.
Posted on: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 15:12:57 +0000
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