The
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) expressed deep
sadness regarding the tragedy of downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17
and the loss of all those aboard. “While full details remain
unconfirmed, it is believed that many passengers were en route to the
20th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014), scheduled to take
place in Melbourne, Australia,” the organization said Friday in a press statement.
Joep
Lange, M.D., former president of the International AIDS Society, is
thought to be among the many members of the HIV/AIDS community
reported to have been on board Flight MH17.
"His
broad research expertise and extraordinary contributions to the field
included some of the earliest studies on prevention of
mother-to-child HIV transmission in Africa,” said Laura Guay, M.D.,
vice president of research at EGPAF.
“The
HIV/AIDS community is bonded by the common purpose to end the
epidemic, and today we are also joined in sorrow as we mourn the loss
of many great advocates, researchers, and friends aboard Flight
MH17,” the foundation said.
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