Dublin Ireland |
Phoenix Park, People's Flower Garden | HIV/AIDS Monument of Ireland |
since 3 December 2023 without names |
Monument dedicated to all those affected by HIV and AIDS unveiled in Ireland
The Embraced Loop in the Phoenix Park honors those who have been affected by HIV and AIDS
A monument to remember and celebrate the lives of those affected by HIV and AIDS was unveiled in the Phoenix Park in Dublin by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. The Embraced Loop monument shows solidarity with those who have been affected by HIV and AIDS, past and present. The monument will commemorate those who have died, and celebrate their lives and all who supported them. It was designed by artists Anaisa Franco and Michael R DiCarlo. The Taoiseach said: “This deeply moving memorial, Embraced Loop, will be situated here permanently in the People’s Gardens to show the respect of our nation, that we share in the sorrow of those lost or suffering, and to remember and celebrate the lives of those we have lost. It also reminds us that we still need to act, and the struggle is not over.”
Ireland's Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly added: “It is fitting that we now have a permanent memorial to remember and celebrate not only the lives of all of those impacted by HIV Aids directly and their families and friends, but also the doctors, nurses, carers and researchers who dedicated so much of their lives and work to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of HIV and to improving care.”
Approximately 150 guests attended the ceremony, including people directly impacted by HIV, or who dedicated much of their life and work to the treatment of HIV and AIDS. Members of the HIV and AIDS Monument Oversight Committee, including Rory O'Neill, best known as drag queen Panti Bliss, were also in attendance.
Ireland is contributing €750,000 to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to further advance the global effort to combat HIV and AIDS. Ireland has provided €21million to the Global Fund this year. By the end of 2022, the Global Fund partnership had helped to save 59 million lives and assisted 24.5 million people to receive antiretroviral treatment for HIV and AIDS through its programs. The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was founded in 2002 to accelerate the end of the AIDS, TB and malaria epidemics. The death toll from AIDS, TB and malaria has decreased by more than half since then.
Photo © Stephen Collins Irish Star
3 December 2023
Alana Loftus, Boston, MA
The Embraced Loop in the Phoenix Park honors those who have been affected by HIV and AIDS
A monument to remember and celebrate the lives of those affected by HIV and AIDS was unveiled in the Phoenix Park in Dublin by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. The Embraced Loop monument shows solidarity with those who have been affected by HIV and AIDS, past and present. The monument will commemorate those who have died, and celebrate their lives and all who supported them. It was designed by artists Anaisa Franco and Michael R DiCarlo. The Taoiseach said: “This deeply moving memorial, Embraced Loop, will be situated here permanently in the People’s Gardens to show the respect of our nation, that we share in the sorrow of those lost or suffering, and to remember and celebrate the lives of those we have lost. It also reminds us that we still need to act, and the struggle is not over.”
Ireland's Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly added: “It is fitting that we now have a permanent memorial to remember and celebrate not only the lives of all of those impacted by HIV Aids directly and their families and friends, but also the doctors, nurses, carers and researchers who dedicated so much of their lives and work to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of HIV and to improving care.”
Approximately 150 guests attended the ceremony, including people directly impacted by HIV, or who dedicated much of their life and work to the treatment of HIV and AIDS. Members of the HIV and AIDS Monument Oversight Committee, including Rory O'Neill, best known as drag queen Panti Bliss, were also in attendance.
Ireland is contributing €750,000 to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to further advance the global effort to combat HIV and AIDS. Ireland has provided €21million to the Global Fund this year. By the end of 2022, the Global Fund partnership had helped to save 59 million lives and assisted 24.5 million people to receive antiretroviral treatment for HIV and AIDS through its programs. The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was founded in 2002 to accelerate the end of the AIDS, TB and malaria epidemics. The death toll from AIDS, TB and malaria has decreased by more than half since then.
Photo © Stephen Collins Irish Star
3 December 2023
Alana Loftus, Boston, MA