Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, received awards from the World Health Organization (WHO) and Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) for her work on combating HIV and tuberculosis at a special ceremony in Geneva on Wednesday. /Xinhua Photo

She said during the ceremony that “love is the best vaccine against diseases.” /Xinhua Photo

She also outlined China’s efforts in HIV and TB prevention and control, as well as in reducing stigma and discrimination against people living with disease. /Xinhua Photo

Appointed as a goodwill ambassador for HIV/AIDS by China’s Ministry of Health in 2006, Peng ‘s role became international in combating the twin epidemics in June 2011 when she was appointed the WHO Goodwill Ambassador for HIV/AIDS and TB. /Xinhua Photo

She was accompanying President Xi Jinping at a meeting with WHO Director-General Margaret Chan and the UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé. /Xinhua Photo

President Xi Jinping, accompanied by his wife Peng Liyuan, paid a state visit to Switzerland for the annual World Economic Forum and visits to the UN, WHO and International Olympic Committee (IOC) offices in the country. /Xinhua Photo