G20 Foundation Publications Australia 2014 | Page 82

42 HEALTHCARE

We can defeat AIDS , TB and malaria if we all come together

Defeating HIV , tuberculosis and malaria is no longer something unthinkable . This is the first generation to have the historic opportunity to end two plagues of millennia – malaria and tuberculosis – and the modern day Black Death – HIV . Scientific innovation and years of experience in the field have put the global health community within reach of ending these epidemics as threats to public health . The question is no longer whether we can do it , but whether we will actually do it .
Dr Mark Dybul , Executive Director , The Global Fund