Line Renaud, at the origin of the Sidaction association with Pierre Bergé, launched a vibrant appeal on Thursday evening "to maintain the sacred fire in the very long war against AIDS, and win the victories expected for thirty-five years".
“Today, in 2020, I tell you in all sincerity: the fight against AIDS is a ship that is pitching dangerously. It is pitching because a certain public opinion suggests that this war waged for thirty years would be won, that the virus would be cured. Nothing is more wrong! "Said Line Renaud, who chaired the annual AIDS fashion dinner in Paris organized by Sidaction and the French Haute Couture Federation, and which brought together numerous personalities.
"We must continue to access screening and treatment"
"Nothing today should divert us from the ultimate goal we have set for ourselves: the eradication of disease! Yes, the progress is numerous and spectacular (…) We still do not have any vaccine and the marginalization of HIV-positive people remains tenacious, "added the actress, alongside the Nobel Prize winner Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, co-discoverer of HIV, both at the head of Sidaction.
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi estimated that "research must not lower the foot otherwise we risk to see the" re-emergence "of HIV AIDS in the world". “We must continue to access screening and treatment. The solution will come from research, ”added the president of Sidaction.
Prince Joachim of Denmark, very committed to the fight against AIDS, the French Minister of Culture Franck Riester, the singer Pascal Obispo, the actresses Isabelle Huppert, Monica Bellucci, Béatrice Dalle, Rossy de Palma, Ornella Muti and Sandrine Kiberlain, couturiers Jean Paul Gaultier and Bouchra Jarrar, stylists Inès de la Fressange, Chantal Thomass, Vanessa Seward, Simon Porte Jacquemus and Vincent Darré were among the 450 participants in the 18th fashion dinner against AIDS.
37.9 million people are living with HIV
During the evening, 780,000 euros were collected, against 650,000 euros last year. Half of the donations collected finance research and care programs and the other half, prevention and aid programs for the sick in France and in developing countries.
According to the latest figures from Onusida (2018), 37.9 million people are living with HIV and more than one in three people still do not have access to treatment.
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