Leading from the front: Peng Liyuan's fight against AIDS

First lady Peng Liyuan (middle, first row) in a group photo at an event ahead of the 29th World AIDS Day, at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in November 2016. [Photo/gov.cn]

China's First Lady Peng Liyuan, also WHO's goodwill ambassador for tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, recently attended an event ahead of the 29th World AIDS Day at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, according to the official website of National Health and Family Planning Commission.

Peng, as an acclaimed Chinese vocal artist, was named the goodwill ambassador on June 3, 2011. She would "have a lasting impact in bringing awareness to two of the world's deadliest infectious diseases" and "reinforce international commitments to achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals", said WHO's Director-General Margaret Chan in her statement on Peng's appointment.

From appearing in videos aimed at raising public awareness to attending diplomatic events calling for closer global cooperation, Peng has been busy campaigning against AIDS since her appointment five years ago. As this year's World's AIDS Day approaches, let's have a close look at Peng and her dedicated efforts to control the spread of one of the most deadly diseases on the planet.

Click here to watch the video which first lady Peng Liyuan calls for end of discrimination against HIV/AIDS patients in 2014.