“Statistics show that condoms really have not been very effective... It's been the principal prevention device for the last 20 years, and I think one needs only to look at what's happening with the infection rates in the world to recognize that has not been working.”
  - Randall Tobias, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator

“The U.S. has had a clear failure in HIV prevention - I think the increase in prevalence is a reflection of that, of the poor job we do in HIV prevention. We’re debating too much what to do and are not doing enough.”
  - Dr. Carlos del Rio, Emory University professor of medicine

“Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are hidden epidemics of tremendous health and economic consequence in the United States…the scope, impact and consequences of STDs are under recognized by the public and health care professionals.”
  - Institute of Medicine

“STD prevention efforts are increasingly shown to be effective and economically sound strategies for improving the nation’s health.”
  - Dr. John Douglas, Director of CDC’S STD prevention programs

“There is no magic bullet…people need a ‘menu’ of interventions…there is no moral justification for withholding information or, worse yet, discouraging individuals from adopting behaviors that could save their life.”
  - Ralph DiClemente, Researcher of HIV prevention at Emory University

“While abstinence is a public health message that we can all support, it cannot be the only message. Public health officials are obligated to dwell in the real world and support an approach…that reflects how Americans really live.”
  - Theresa Raphael, Executive Director of the National Coalition of STD Directors

“Investing in preventive services and research will avert substantial human suffering and save billions of dollars in treatment costs and lost productivity.”
  - Institute of Medicine, Executive Summary

“One of the primary obstacles to effective STD prevention efforts is this country’s reluctance to openly confront issues regarding STDs. A new social norm of healthy sexual behavior should be the basis for long-term prevention of STDs. All interventions to prevent STDs are partly dependent on, and must be integrated with, healthy behaviors.”
  - Institute of Medicine, Executive Summary

“Interventions should begin before sexual activity is initiated. Interventions should focus on preventing the establishment of high-risk sexual behaviors.”
  - Institute of Medicine, Executive Summary

“The current array of prevention options is notably insufficient...”
  - U.N. 2006 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic

“...call for ‘out of the ordinary partnerships’ to intensify HIV prevention efforts.”
  - U.N. 2006 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic

“..more effective technologies are still needed.”
  - U.N. 2006 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic

"The AIDS epidemic can only be reversed if effective HIV prevention measures are intensified in scale and scope."
  - Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

“…expanded prevention programmes targeted at sexual transmission and transmission among injecting drug users could avert 28 million new HIV infections between 2005 and 2015. Greater spending on prevention now would not only prevent more than half the new infections that would occur from 2005 to 2015 but would actually produce a net financial saving as future costs for treatment and care are averted.” 
  - Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS