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Obama, Barack - President
Well, thank you, Sanjay. It is an honor to be with you today and to follow President Kikwete and President Bush. To Bono and Alicia, to the ONE campaign,... |
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Obama, Barack - President
We’ve got members of Congress who have done so much for this cause who are here today, and we want to thank them. Let me also thank President Bush... |
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Obama, Barack - President
Today is a remarkable day. Today, we come together as a global community, across continents, across faiths and cultures, to renew our commitment to... |
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Obama, Barack - President
Now, if you go back and you look at the themes of past World AIDS Days, if you read them one after another, you’ll see the story of how the human... |
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Obama, Barack - President
And that’s part of what makes today so remarkable, because back in those early years, few could have imagined this day -- that we would be looking... |
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Obama, Barack - President
Because we invested in anti-retroviral treatment, people who would have died, some of whom are here today, are living full and vibrant lives. Because... |
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Obama, Barack - President
So make no mistake, we are going to win this fight. But the fight is not over -- not by a long shot. The rate of new infections may be going down... |
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Obama, Barack - President
When new infections among young black gay men increase by nearly 50 percent in 3 years, we need to do more to show them that their lives matter. When... |
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Obama, Barack - President
So this fight is not over. Not for the 1.2 million Americans who are living with HIV right now. Not for the Americans who are infected every day.... |
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Obama, Barack - President
Since I took office, we’ve had a robust national dialogue on HIV/AIDS. Members of my administration have fanned out across the country to meet people... |
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Obama, Barack - President
We went back to basics. Prevention, treatment and focusing our efforts where the need is greatest. And we laid out a vision where every American,... |
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Obama, Barack - President
And I want to be clear about something else. Since taking office, we’ve increased overall funding to combat HIV/AIDS to record levels. With bipartisan... |
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Obama, Barack - President
So we’ve done a lot over the past three years, but we can do so much more. Today, I’m announcing some new commitments. We’re committing an additional... |
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Obama, Barack - President
The federal government can’t do this alone, so I’m also calling on state governments, and pharmaceutical companies, and private foundations to do... |
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Obama, Barack - President
This is a global fight, and it’s one that America must continue to lead. Looking back at the history of HIV/AIDS, you’ll see that no other country... |
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Obama, Barack - President
I think this is an area where we can also look back and take pride that both Republicans and Democrats in Congress have consistently come together to... |
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Obama, Barack - President
Since I took office, we’ve increased support for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. We’ve launched a Global Health Initiative... |
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Obama, Barack - President
Today, I’m proud to announce that as of September, the United States now supports anti-retroviral treatment for nearly 4 million people worldwide.... |
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Obama, Barack - President
But we’ve got to do more. We’re achieving these results not by acting alone, but by partnering with developing countries like Tanzania, and with... |
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Obama, Barack - President
Now, as we go forward, we’ve got to keep refining our strategy so that we’re saving as many lives as possible. We need to listen when the scientific... |
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Obama, Barack - President
And that’s why we’re setting a goal of providing anti-retroviral drugs to more than 1.5 million HIV-positive pregnant women over the next two years... |
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Obama, Barack - President
We’re not going to stop there. We know that treatment is also prevention. And today, we’re setting a new target of helping 6 million people get... |
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Obama, Barack - President
And on this World AIDS Day, here’s my message to everybody who is out there. |
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Obama, Barack - President
To the global community -- we ask you to join us. Countries that have committed to the Global Fund need to give the money that they promised. (Applause.)... |
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Obama, Barack - President
To Congress -- keep working together and keep the commitments you’ve made intact. At a time when so much in Washington divides us, the fight against... |
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Obama, Barack - President
And to all Americans -- we’ve got to keep fighting. Fight for every person who needs our help today, but also fight for every person who didn’t... |
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Obama, Barack - President
Keep fighting for all of them because we can end this pandemic. We can beat this disease. We can win this fight. We just have to keep at it, steady,... |
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Obama, Barack - President
Thank you for all you’ve done. God bless you. God bless America. Thank you. (Applause.) |