In recent decades, the world won the first battle against HIV due to strong diplomacy and bipartisan political leadership, said Dr. John Nkengasong, who leads the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
But he emphasized that the world can’t take its eyes off the goal of eliminating HIV as a public health threat.
“The fight is not over. The gains we've made over the years can easily be eroded,” he said, while on stage at Devex’s flagship event in Washington, D.C.