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HIV/AIDS activists

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Mandela calls for expanded treatment access at the Barcelona AIDS conference

đź“… 12 July 2002

At the 14th International AIDS Conference, Mandela urged leaders to treat HIV/AIDS as a public health and human rights crisis and pressed for access to affordable treatment. His advocacy connected...

Mandela launches the 46664 HIV/AIDS awareness campaign

đź“… 21 October 2003

Named for his Robben Island prisoner number, 46664 used music, public events and communications to challenge HIV stigma and raise awareness. Mandela urged audiences to see AIDS as a human rights issue...

The first 46664 concert is held in Cape Town

đź“… 29 November 2003

The first 46664 concert brought musicians and tens of thousands of attendees together at Green Point Stadium to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS. Mandela used the event to insist that silence and shame...

Mandela publicly names AIDS as the cause of his son Makgatho’s death

đź“… 6 January 2005

At a press conference after Makgatho’s death, Mandela said his son had died of AIDS-related illness and urged families not to hide the disease. The disclosure challenged stigma in a country where...