44 Quotes by Peter Piot

There will be, for the first time, more people in their 60s and 70s than people in their 30s and 40s.

It is quite clear that our current global efforts remain inadequate for an epidemic that is continuing to spiral out of control.

The number of people living with HIV globally has reached its highest level ever at an estimated 40.3 million people.

It's one of the greatest injustices in the world today, ... Without massive treatment programs there won't be people left in the most affected countries to organize prevention programs, to teach in the schools, to organize the farms, to lead the country.

That's a breakthrough and that's particularly important for young people because they look at them as role models and helps raise public awareness.

Every one of these new HIV infections represents a prevention failure -- our collective failure,

The world needs $10 billion a year to treat those with HIV in the poor nations, to make sure that the number of new infections is going down dramatically, and to take care of orphans,

The key to protecting the children is preventing infection in parents,

The fastest spread of HIV is in eastern Europe, in the countries of the former Soviet Union. It is mostly driven by a heroin epidemic... Russia alone has already well over one people living with HIV.