dr. howard koh.he is the assistant secretary of health of the united states department of human and health services. a former commissioner of public health, the commonwealth of the state of massachusetts, he has also served as a professor of medicine and associate dean at the harvard school of public health. a graduate of yellow college and medical school, he is the author of over 200 papers and the recipient of numerous awards. it was not until 2010 that the united states had its first national aids strategy introduced by president obama. this strategic plan has shaped the public held response for our country over the last two years. so now i will come dr. howard koh to address building on success, a national strategy to save lives. [applause] >> dear friends and colleagues, i am so honored to join you this morning on behalf of the united states government to present the status of our commitment for an aids free generation. in particular, i am so pleased to review the development and implementation

dr. howard koh.he is the assistant secretary of health of the united states department of human and health services. a former commissioner of public health, the commonwealth of the state of massachusetts, he has also served as a professor of medicine and associate dean at the harvard school of public health. a graduate of yellow college and medical school, he is the author of over 200 papers and the recipient of numerous awards. it was not until 2010 that the united states had its first national aids strategy introduced by president obama. this strategic plan has shaped the public held response for our country over the last two years. so now i will come dr. howard koh to address building on success, a national strategy t save lives. [applause] >> dear friends and colleagues, i am so honored to join you this morning on behalf of the united states government to present the status of our commitment for an aids free generation. in particular, i am so pleased to review the development and implementation o

howard koh. he talked about chances to lower the infection of the disease by 25% through 2016. it's about 20 minutes. >> the next speaker, it's my pleasure to introduce is dr. howard koh. he is the assistant secretary of health of the united states department of human and health services. a former commissioner of public health of the commonwealth of the state of massachusetts, he has also served as a professor of medicine and associate dean at the harvard school of public health. a graduate of yale college and medical school, he is the author of over 200 papers and the recipient of numerous awards. it was not until 2010 that the united states had its first national aids strategy introduced by president obama. this strategic plan has shaped the public health response for our country over the last two years. so now i welcome dr. koh to address building on success, a national strategy to save lives. [applause] >> dear friends and colleagues, i am so honored to join you this morning on behalf of the united states government to present the status of our commitments for an aids-free generationment in -- generation. in particular, i am so pleased to review the de