Oxford , England ( CNN ) -- Singer-songwriter Annie Lennox proudly wears an `` HIV Positive '' black T-shirt , proclaiming her solidarity with the disease 's victims , even though her status is HIV negative . `` I constantly want to bring attention to the issue , '' says Lennox . `` This is my way of campaigning visually . '' At the TED Global conference last month in Oxford , England , Lennox made clear in a talk and an interview with CNN.com that she is seriously committed to combating the spread of the disease . She was inspired by Nelson Mandela 's statement of support in 2003 for the effort to fight the virus by the 46664 Foundation , named after Mandela 's number in prison . South Africa was losing 1,000 people a day to AIDS , many of them women and children . Mandela compared the death toll to genocide . `` I 'm a woman , and I 'm a mother , I told myself that this is something that I have to talk about , '' Lennox said . In her talk at the conference attended by about 700 people , she told the story of a seven-year-old girl in South Africa suffering from the disease and weighing about what a one-year-old child weighs . After the girl was treated and put on a special diet by doctors , she recovered , looking like a child her age . `` The hair on my arms is standing , '' Lennox , said as she showed before and after photos of the girl . `` Is n't it extraordinary ? '' An ambassador for U.N. AIDS , she said the organization is committed to ending mother-to-child transmission of HIV by 2015 . TED is a nonprofit organization that hosts conferences and makes talks available on its site , http : //www.ted.com/ . [ CNN and TED have a partnership in which TEDTalks are published Tuesdays on CNN.com. ] . The Scottish pop music artist gained fame performing with Dave Stewart as the Eurythmics and has gone on to a successful solo career and many music awards . In 2007 , Lennox organized a group of 23 female performers to make `` Sing '' as a benefit recording for the fight against HIV/AIDS . It has raised more than 100,000 pounds ( about $ 159,000 U.S. dollars ) . Lennox was honored with the Services to Humanity Award in 2008 by the British Red Cross . Lennox sees people in developed Western countries living in a bubble of great privilege where they have a responsibility to help those who are not as fortunate . She says she aims to use her skills and influence to help make that happen . Ultimately , Lennox says , the fight against HIV/AIDS is not about charity but about securing human rights .
Annie Lennox : « Je suis très heureuse de voir que les gens sont prêts à se réjouir du fait qu’on ait un nouveau disque. She says she became committed to the cause after hearing Nelson Mandela speak about it . Lennox says the goal is to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV by 2015 .