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Article: Remarks on signing the United States leadership against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria act of 2003.(Transcript)
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- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
- Article date:
- June 2, 2003
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May 27. 2003
Thank you all very much. I'm so pleased that so many could be here to witness this historic moment, as our Nation sets forth a great mission of rescue. The United States of America has a long tradition of sacrifice in the cause of freedom, and we've got a long tradition of being generous in the service of humanity. We are the Nation of the Marshall plan, the Berlin airlift, and the Peace Corps. And now we're the Nation of the Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
HIV/AIDS is one of the greatest medical challenges of our time. The disease has killed more than 20 million people. Today, 42 million more are living with HIV. Across Africa, this disease ...