President Clinton Addresses International AIDS Conference
Former President Bill Clinton on August 4 addressed the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City telling thousands “we must do more,” The Wall Street Journal reports.
“AIDS is a big dragon,” Clinton says, but unlike the mythical dragon slain by St. George, “this dragon must be slain by millions and millions of foot soldiers.”
Clinton had arrived from a tour of his foundation’s projects in Africa where because of their efforts some AIDS treatments now cost $60 while three years ago they cost $600.
The William Jefferson Clinton Foundation partners with donors and businesses to promote health and economic development around the world.
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Beth Benne, RN, is HIV negative, but
the virus has impacted her life. She currently supervises a biannual HIV/AIDS awareness week as
the director of the student health center at Pierce College, a
community commuter school in Woodland Hills, California.
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Overheard in the Women's Forum
"I think that it's OK to be angry. I am sometimes—it's natural—we are HIV positive. but I always try to not let myself stay there too long. Let yourself feel you are human. You should not beat yourself up about being angry."
