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Text of President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s address to the members of both Houses of Parliament at New Delhi
While I am with you Honourable Members of Parliament on World AIDS Day, I realize for our country the important current health mission is to combat TB, water borne diseases like Diarrhea, and vector borne diseases like Malaria apart from cardiac diseases and cancer.
 
 
 
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Speech on Launch of the National Pediatric HIV/AIDS Initiative
In her address, Smt. Sonia Gandhi said that we had come a long way since the Unite for Children and Unite against Aids campaign which was inaugurated by President Kalam on 25th October 2005 as today a number of children will have access to life saving ART.
 
K. K. Abraham, President, Indian Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (INP+)
December 1 was World AIDS Day. This day marks the struggle for unity of 40 million affected by AIDS across the world. A struggle to fight the spread of AIDS. A fight to end prejudice against the HIV positive.
 
Bill Gates, co-chairperson, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
We want to call on everyone here and around the world to help speed up what we hope will be the next big breakthrough in the fight against AIDS — the discovery of a microbicide or an oral prevention drug that can block the transmission of HIV.
 
Ms. Maire Bopp Dupont
I have often been asked what motivated me to tell my story. Why I got involved in advocacy? But no one has ever doubted the positive impact of it.
 
If I do my job honestly, with integrity and to the best of my ability, there should be nothing to be nervous about.
The head of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine at Universiti Malaya, is the new president of the Malaysian AIDS Council. She is aware of the enormous responsibility she has taken on. But she is not the least perturbed about the potential leadership comparison between her and former president Marina Mahathir. For this good doctor believes if she does her job honestly, with integrity and to the best of her ““ability, there is nothing to be nervous or pressured about. And she wants to be remembered simply as: “yes, she made a difference...”.
 
The Vatican's Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care says: "The best cure is prevention to avoid infection by HIV/AIDS…
Because of a paper I had to make recently on HIV/AIDS, I was shocked to learn the many disturbing data relevant to this pandemic.
 
Susan Hunter
“Public Migration and AIDS in Southern Africa: Implications for Asia
Mark Lurie, PhD Principal Investigator, the Migration Research Project Brown University Medical School, Providence Rhode Island USA and The South African Medical Research Council, Durban South Africa
 
Susan Hunter “Public health as social justice. Fall in love with it"
Ms. Susan Hunter, Independent Consultant to world health organizations (UNAIDS, UNICEF, USAID)
 
Martin Khor “Patents & Access to Medicines - What can be done?"
Mr. Martin Khor, Director, Third World Network
 
Sonam Yangchen Rana “The unheard voices"
Ms. Sonam Yangchen Rana, Senior Adviser on HIV/AIDS for Asia-Pacific and Programme Coordinator
UNDP Regional HIV and Development Programme for South and Northeast Asia.
 
Arvind Singhal “The Social Construction of AIDS: Toward a Culturally-Resonant Communication Approach
Mr. Arvind Singhal, Professor and Presidential Research Scholar, School of Communication Studies, Ohio University.
 
“Leaders speak out…”
Dr. Nafis Sadik, United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy on HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific.
 
Daniel Sneider Epidemic could skyrocket in Asia if it isn't dealt with now
Daniel Sneider, Foreign affairs columnist, San Jose Mercury News
 
China's strides against HIV/AIDS
Khalid Malik, UN Resident Coordinator & UNDP Resident Representative, China
 
 
Dr. Kulasiri Buddhakorala ARV Treatment: A Unique Opportunity
Dr. Kulasiri Buddhakorala, Consultant, Sri Lanka National HIV/AIDS Control Programme
 
Dr. Maxine Olson HIV/AIDS in India: Adversities to Advantages
Dr. Maxine Olson, Resident Representative, UNDP and UN Theme Group Chair on HIV/AIDS, India
 
Nirmala Sharma and Nur Prasad Pant A need for paradigm shift in the fight against HIV/AIDS - An experience from Nepal
Nirmala Sharma and Nur Prasad Pant
 
My Story
Tuberi, person living with HIV/AIDS from Fiji
 
   
Renuka Motihar HIV/AIDS response in India: What more needs to be done?
Renuka Motihar, an independent consultant on adolescent reproductive health, and HIV/AIDS issues
 
Lin Gu Too Early to Say Goodbye
Lin Gu, Beijing-based writer
   
George W.  Russell "Spread the Message for Prevention"
George W. Russell, Australian journalist
 
Shobhaa De "Love and Care can Heal"
Shobhaa De, author and columnist
 
Kevin Osborne "Countries at the Crossroads - Is Anyone Listening?"
Kevin Osborne, Advocacy and Policy Specialist, Futures Group International
 
Ravi Shankar "Overcome guilt with compassion"
Ravi Shankar, Deputy Editor, India Today
 
Bulbul Sharma "Bridging the Awareness Gap"
Bulbul Sharma, Artist
 
K. K. Abraham "Let's Fight the Attitudes"
K. K. Abraham, President, Indian Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (INP+)
 
Ashok K. Rau "WTC and AIDS :making the connection"
Ashok K. Rau, Editor, Freedom Foundation.
 
Sathya Saran "Let's Face the Challenge"
Sathya Saran, Editor, Femina. 
 
Dr. Abraham Verghese
"An Epidemic and the Triumph of Universal Human Spirit"
Dr. Abraham Verghese, Writer. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
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