Concluding Remarks at the African Development Forum

"It has been an empowering Forum for all of us, and it is important that we deliver this message of empowerment urgently to our societies. We realize from the strength that we have gathered here that there are a lot of things we can do to turn around the situation. We have heard at first hand of the way the prevalent social stigma kills the People Living with HIV-AIDS even before they physically lose lives." - Dr. Salim, December 7, 2000