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Associations involved in the fight against HIV
The AIDS virus (in yellow) infecting a human cell.
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By: Igor Strauss
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On the occasion of the International Conference on AIDS (AIDS 2022) which is taking place in Montreal, Canada, from July 29 to August 2, 2022, Priorité Santé gives the floor to associations which have been investing for 40 years in the fight against HIV and other sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs).
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These actors in the field work tirelessly in the fight near the most vulnerable populations to reduce new contaminations and support in the care and defense of their rights.
Elodie Acina
, President of
Paris Sans Sida
Kevin Ambah EVINA
, activist in the fight against AIDS since 2008. Peer educator, Kevin works at
Affirmative Action
, a community association that works for access to prevention and care services for groups vulnerable to HIV in Cameroon.
Jeanne Gapiya
, Founding President of the
National Association for the Support of Seropositives and AIDS Patients (ANSS)
, the main association for the fight against AIDS in Burundi, of which the French association AIDES is a partner
Fodé Simaga,
Director of Science, Systems and Services for
UNAIDS
based in Geneva, Switzerland
Dr. Emma Acina
, pediatrician, co-founder and current president of the
association Solidarité Féminine de Djibouti
, located in East Africa.
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