44 Quotes by Peter Piot

This should be a matter of national priority. The national government, the governors in every province, the mass organizations like the women's federation and youth league -- they all have to be on board. The media are not talking enough about AIDS. Journalists can save lives when it comes to AIDS as much as doctors can.

We are entering a new phase in the global response to AIDS. I am convinced because of political commitments, because of the money that is now increasing in a big way -- eight billion dollars (6.6 billion euros) this year -- that we are starting to see results. But in order to really reverse the tide of this epidemic we need also to focus more on children, not only adults.

We are entering a new phase in the global response to AIDS, ... I am convinced because of political commitments, because of the money that is now increasing in a big way -- eight billion dollars (6.6 billion euros) this year -- that we are starting to see results. But in order to really reverse the tide of this epidemic we need also to focus more on children, not only adults.

Twenty-five years into this (AIDS) epidemic, it's ironic that there's never been any specific attention for children and AIDS. Yet every minute a child dies because of AIDS,

What we are seeing are pockets of rising and quite strong levels of infection originally among people who participated in sharing needles, drug use, and sex workers. But what we know from the experience all over the world is, it's spreading outside these groups.

Commitment is vital, ... Resolutions will help, but the world must do more than talk about this epidemic. We must end it.

Of people living with HIV, only one in 10 has been tested and knows that he or she is infected,

AIDS is tightening its grip on southern Africa and threatening other regions of the world. Today's report warns regions experiencing newer HIV epidemics that they can either act now or pay later -- as Africa is now having to pay,

AIDS continues to tear apart families and communities, leaving behind 15 million orphans and robbing countries of their future.