Speeches and Interviews

The Body Covers: The XV International AIDS Conference

Speeches and Interviews

Thai AIDS Activist Tells Personal Story; Laments Stigma, Lack of HIV Treatment Access (September 2004)
"What kills us is not AIDS, but greed," said Paisan Suwannawong, director of the Thai AIDS Treatment Action Group, at the XV International AIDS Conference in Bangkok
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
"Facing the Future": Gracia Violeta Ross Speaks at AIDS 2004 (July 16, 2004)
Violeta, a 27-year-old Bolivian woman with HIV, talks about the challenges that face people with HIV in developing nations
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
"Getting Ahead of the Epidemic": Peter Piot Speaks at AIDS 2004 (July 16, 2004)
Piot, the executive director of UNAIDS, talks about the steps the world must take to turn the tide against HIV
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Nelson Mandela Speaks at AIDS 2004's Closing Ceremony (July 16, 2004)
A transcript of Mandela's speech, in which he emplores the world's leaders to act now against the spread of HIV
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Interview With Ambassador Randall Tobias at AIDS 2004 (July 14, 2004)
Ambassador Randall Tobias, Head of the U.S. State Department's Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator, discusses U.S. HIV/AIDS policy; also available in RealPlayer video and Windows Media video
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Interview With Richard Gere at AIDS 2004 (July 14, 2004)
The actor/AIDS activist discusses the epidemic in India and his efforts to impact it; also available in PDF, RealPlayer video and Windows Media video
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Interview With Allan Rosenfield, M.D., at AIDS 2004 (July 14, 2004)
Dr. Rosenfield, the dean of Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, talks about efforts to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in developing nations; also available in PDF, RealPlayer video and Windows Media video
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Interview With Suniti Solomon, M.D., at AIDS 2004 (PDF) (July 13, 2004)
Dr. Suniti Solomon, the first doctor to detect HIV in India and a leading Indian expert on the disease, talks about the epidemic in her country; also available in RealPlayer video and Windows Media video
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Interview With Zackie Achmat at AIDS 2004 (July 12, 2004)
The renowned South African HIV treatment activist discusses the current state of treatment access in South Africa; also available in PDF, RealPlayer video and Windows Media video
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Address to the XV International AIDS Conference (July 11, 2004)
From UNAIDS
Interview With Anthony Fauci, M.D., Prior to AIDS 2004 (June 21, 2004)
Dr. Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, discusses vaccines, treatment access and the conference itself; also available in PDF, RealPlayer video and Windows Media video
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

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