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Last week I joined heads of state, leading scientists and activists in Ethiopia’s mountainous capitol city of Addis Ababa for Africa’s largest gathering of leaders working to end the AIDS crisis. With access to HIV treatment at record highs and climbing, new infections falling, and recent scientific breakthroughs being put into practice, the spirit in Addis should have been one of hope and optimism. Instead, attendees saw what new research on financing for global health released yesterday confirms: unless we change course, a public health catastrophe looms directly ahead.

Remarks by Stephen Lewis, Co-Director of AIDS-Free World, delivered at a plenary session at the 2011 ICASA

Guest Blog From ACTION partner Global Health Advocates France - Bruno Rivalan

Guest blog from Dr. Kate O’Brien Pediatrician, epidemiologist, Deputy Director of the International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA, Winner of the 2011 US Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

Despite being a preventable and treatable disease, one child dies from pneumonia every 20 seconds, almost 99% of whom live in the developing world. As a result of this immense inequity, UNICEF has called pneumonia the “forgotten killer of children”.

I’m sure we’ve all heard of the saying “saving for a rainy day.” I try my best to put a little away every chance I get; you never know what opportunities or obstacles may be just around the corner. At this time in our history we have a really unique opportunity to begin to end the global AIDS epidemic, but some people don’t quite see it that way. Here in the U.S. and abroad, you might be surprised at what counts for a “rainy day.”

ACTION remembers Winstone as a friend, colleague, and tireless advocate. Here, staff and partners reflect on Winstone’s life and work through personal stories and memories.

“There have been so few TB survivors who have stepped forward to share their stories. We need more advocates like Winstone to tell the world about TB and the effect it has on so many millions of people.” -Nelson Mandela