--- title: HIV: Experts Discuss Cure at Brainstorm Health description: Drs. Larry Corey and Diane Havlir discuss what it will take to get to zero HIV infections worldwide canonical: https://time.com/4764520/hiv-aids-cure-brainstorm-health/ author: Alexandra Sifferlin article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-03T03:59:35.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:06:10.745Z article:section: Health og:title: Doctors Discuss What it Will Take to Rid the World of AIDS og:description: During a panel at Fortune's Brainstorm Health conference og:url: https://time.com/4764520/hiv-aids-cure-brainstorm-health/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt570927ec2041fcda/6988cbcf2dce01434f9ed520/aids-photo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2048 og:image:height: 1152 og:image:alt: AIDS PHOTO og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Doctors Discuss What it Will Take to Rid the World of AIDS twitter:description: During a panel at Fortune's Brainstorm Health conference twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt570927ec2041fcda/6988cbcf2dce01434f9ed520/aids-photo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Doctors Discuss What it Will Take to Rid the World of AIDS ## Video: Brainstorm Health: How HIV Research Changed Health Care [Watch (HLS stream): Brainstorm Health: How HIV Research Changed Health Care](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/8y7P6xiH.m3u8) (6:02)  _Published 2017-05-03. Drs. Larry Corey and Diane Havlir, two physicians specializing in HIV, discuss how the virus has changed health care over the years._ by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin May 3, 2017 3:59 AM UTC  Stuart Isett/Fortune Brainstorm Health by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin May 3, 2017 3:59 AM UTC In many ways, the domestic and global fight against HIV/AIDs has made great strides. Yet there are still millions of people who are newly diagnosed with HIV globally each year. One preventive strategy receiving renewed attention and progress is an HIV vaccine. Dr. Larry Corey, the principal investigator of the HIV Vaccine Trials Network based at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, [recently launched](http://www.fredhutch.org/en/news/center-news/2016/07/hiv-vaccine-trials-featured-international-aids-conference.html) a highly ambitious HIV vaccine study, which will test a protective antibody on thousands of people around the world. “I am cautiously optimistic,” said Corey during a panel discussion at [_Fortune’s_ Brainstorm Health conference ](http://fortune.com/2017/04/20/brainstorm-health-livestream-2/)on Tuesday. Corey says researchers could start seeing very early results from the trials as early April 2019. Beyond a vaccine, getting people rapid treatment is another way to keep infection rates down, and help people with an HIV diagnosis live a long and healthy life. Dr. Diane Havlir, a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), has been part of an innovative program in San Francisco focused on substantially curb the spread of HIV in the city. A key pillar of the program’s success lies in its strategy to get recently infected people into treatment on the same day as their diagnosis. “We need to work together in order to reduce the number of HIV infections,” said Havlir during the conference, adding that getting patients into treatment quickly can help empower them to take charge of their treatment. It’s also an inexpensive strategy. But what will it take to get to zero infections worldwide? Both Corey and Havlir said public commitment and cross sector engagement will be critical. “For sure, HIV is the epidemic of our time,” said Corey. “I think to some extent the health care of our generation is going to be defined by how we handle \[it\] … We need sustained commitment.” Havlir agrees. “Invest in research. Invest in care. 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