In Los Angeles, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) expressed sorrow over the death of Stephen Lewis, a Canadian diplomat and advocate in the global battle against HIV/AIDS. As the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa from 2001 to 2006, Lewis played a vital role in emphasizing the urgency and moral imperative of addressing the crisis. His efforts brought much-needed global awareness to a previously neglected issue. Lewis’s advocacy was crucial in pushing the international community to tackle the HIV/AIDS epidemic.