Der bør lægges særlig vægt på oplysning og på at få folk til at indse, at en sygdom ikke må medføre social stigmatisering, men derimod skal behandles som alle andre alvorlige epidemiske sygdomme.
I must say that it truly satisfies and heartens me to hear that the honourable Members not only share my acute concern on the subject of HIV/ AIDS, but also my firm conviction that we need to make a full and effective contribution towards relieving the terrible hardship which is causing this epidemic, both in the rest of the world and in the European Union.