Aids Epidemic quotes

Aids Epidemic

12 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

12 quotes
Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan Diplomat, Politician

"The global HIV/AIDS epidemic is an unprecedented crisis that requires an unprecedented response. In particular it requires solidarity - between the healthy and the sick, between rich and poor, and above all, between richer and poorer nations. We have 30 million orphans already. How many more do we have to get, to wake up?"

Bill Gates
Bill Gates Business Magnate, Philanthropist

"You wish that you could move more rapidly and you have setbacks. You know, the AIDS epidemic was a huge setback for Africa, and it's only through generosity that we've avoided that just completely crippling an entire generation there."

Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela Political Leader

"On the The AIDS Epidemic: This is a war. It has killed more people than has been the case in all previous wars and in all previous natural disasters ... We must not continue to be debating, to be arguing, when people are dying."

Explore further

Browse quotes that often appear alongside aids epidemic — connected by shared ideas and recurring themes.