About 100 of the 298 people killed in the Malaysia Airlines crash were heading to Melbourne for a major AIDS conference, conference attendees have been told.
Delegates at a pre-conference in Sydney were told on Friday morning that about 100 medical researchers, health workers and activists were on the plane that went down near the Russia-Ukraine border, including former International AIDS Society president Joep Lange.
Health researcher Clive Aspin, who is attending the pre-conference, said the news had hit everyone hard, coming 16 years after AIDS research pioneer Jonathan Mann also died in a plane crash.
Friends and colleagues of Dutch HIV researcher Dr Joep Lange took to social media to express shock that he was among the victims. Dr Lange had been researching HIV for 30 years.
‘‘He was a kind man and a true humanitarian,’’ US medical professor Seema Yasmin wrote in a series of tweets dedicated to him. ‘‘How do we measure how much a person has done for humanity? People like Joep change the course of epidemics.’’
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
Ashley wrote: Two questions.
Why was the plane in the area in the first place?
Are we watching the start of WWIII?
First question...per Chad Meyer CNN meteorologist...the normal route,some 200 miles SOUTH had a bad storm brewing and altho the plane was STILL in Unrestricted air space, it opted to take the northern ROUTE 200 miles...COULD have been a case of mistaken intent and POOR decision making on the part of the crew/traffic control....speculation at this point, but Chad's presentation was pretty impressive.
WWW111....worth watching the FACTS/and the ACTIONS of political leaders....
Last edit: 19 Jul 2014 14:31 by ScienceChic. Reason: See if I can fix spacing weirdness with editing
