This was the sixth World AIDS Day concert event that AHF recently hosted to raise HIV/AIDS awareness. It was a momentous night to host our World AIDS Day concert at The Kennedy Center for the first time, and welcome back the legendary Patti LaBelle, and have another great American icon, Gladys Knight join us, while also being able to honor the legacy and humanitarian work of the late Princess Diana.”

From providing compassionate AIDS hospice care in those darkest early days to growing to become the largest global AIDS organization today, now providing lifesaving care and treatment to more than 1.7 million people around the globe, we also celebrate the tireless work of all those who help make today’s AHF possible: our staff, Board, affiliate organizations and affinity groups, friends, family and elected officials and community partners across the globe, but most of all, our clients and patients-with our annual 2022 World AIDS Day event. Michael Weinstein, President of AHF, said, “As millions remain affected by HIV/AIDS around the globe, World AIDS Day annually provides an opportunity to honor those we’ve lost and those living with HIV/AIDS today, as well as reminding leaders and the community of the work that still remains to address this epidemic. Under its “Keep the Promise!” banner, AHF also acknowledged progress made in the global fight against HIV and AIDS and continues to raise awareness about “The Other Pandemic” as a reminder of the significant work still to be done on HIV/AIDS, as well as remembering the lives that have been lost over the years. This year also marked the global organization’s 35th anniversary.Īt the event, longtime humanitarian and AIDS advocate, Princess Diana was honored, posthumously, with AHF’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The concert is held every year to commemorate World AIDS Day, observed internationally each year on December 1. Renowned multi-GRAMMY Ⓡ Award winning vocalists Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight delivered show-stopping performances to the packed crowd, which included supporters, dignitaries such as: Harold Phillips, Director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy White House Senior Advisor for Public Engagement, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and New Orleans Mayor, Mayor LaToya Cantrell, and more, in a night of hope and celebration.ĪIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), is the world’s largest HIV/AIDS care provider, currently operating in 45 countries. LOS ANGELES, CA (December 2, 2022) The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) hosted its 2022 World AIDS Day Concert on Wednesday, November 30th, at the prestigious concert hall of The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. Living Legends Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Soar at AHF’s World AIDS Day Concert at Kennedy Center

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