On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service

by Anthony Fauci

“An AIDS-free generation is possible; indeed, it is a moral and public health imperative that we strive, collectively, toward this goal. No single nation or organization can accomplish this. A truly global commitment and effort are required; however, United States leadership is essential. It is just this message that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton so cogently delivered in her November 8, 2011, speech at the National Institutes of Health calling for global action toward the goal of an AIDS-free generation. The world should listen carefully to that message. We have a unique opportunity to participate in a historic global health victory. We must act now. In the long run, expenditures will decrease and more lives will be saved. History itself will judge us harshly if we let this opportunity pass.”