President Clinton greets a young boy at the Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital in New Delhi, India

When President Clinton started his HIV/AIDS Initiative in 2002, just 75,000 people in the developing world (outside Central and South America) were able to access the medicines that could save their lives. Of the estimated 33 million HIV-positive people globally, two million lived in the developed world and most of those who needed them had access to life-saving ARV medicines. President Clinton saw patients in the United States flourish once on treatment, and felt it was our obligation to help developing country governments ensure their patients had the same chance to thrive. Today, nearly 3 million patients in the developing world are receiving ARV treatment, nearly half of whom are receiving medicines purchased under CHAI agreements. The stories of individuals whose lives were transformed thanks to life-saving ARVs continue to provide evidence of the incredible impact of medicines. They also serve as an important reminder of the work left to be done, and encourage both national governments and the international community to redouble our efforts to make these medicines available.

Click on a link below to read the inspiring stories of just some of the patients who have accessed care and treatment through the Clinton Foundation and our government partners.