In Memoriam Joep Lange

The African Studies Centre and Community mourn the loss of Joep Lange. Joep Lange was one of the world’s most prominent HIV-AIDS researchers and academic activists, who died in the crash that followed the attack on Malaysian Airways Flight 17 in Ukraine, on July 17, 2014. Joep Lange’s work has been very important for the fight against HIV-AIDS in Africa and elsewhere and many Africans still live decent lives thanks to his tireless efforts. Joep Lange was chair of the International AIDS Society, co-founder of the Amsterdam Institute for Global Health And Development, of Pharmaccess and of the Health Insurance Fund.

May he rest in peace, together with all other victims of this act of horror.

Ton Dietz

(See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joep_Lange and http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joep_Lange)