.eltonofficial ejaf joined the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic with the launch of a $2 million emergency fund
Anne Aslett, Executive Director, EJAF and Sir Elton John attend the Elton John and partners launch of a new Elton John AIDS Foundation fund aimed at preventing and treating HIV in Eastern Europe and Central Asia on July 24, 2018 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.founded the Elton John AIDS Foundation in 1992 to fight the AIDS epidemic.
"We knew from other outbreaks like Ebola and SARS that when pandemics occur there is always a spike in other infectious diseases," says EJAF's global CEO, adding that the 14 million people living with HIV are already vulnerable because of compromised immune systems, distrust in health services and other factors."Treatment is prevention. If you spend energy and resources on supporting and caring for people infected, you slow the epidemic.
Aslett describes the early days of the AIDS epidemic as a"time of absolute terror," as the foundation was limited by not yet fully understanding the disease and how it spread."There was little we could do beyond reducing pain and making people's lives more bearable," she adds."We couldn't save lives.
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