Linking Human Rights To HIV/AIDS Efforts Critical To Achieving AIDS-Free Generation, Shah Says

Washington Blade: Rajiv Shah: Human rights essential to fight against HIV/AIDS
“The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development on Thursday said protecting human rights is essential to the fight against HIV/AIDS. … Shah made his remarks during a day-long World AIDS Day forum [at FHI 360 in Washington, D.C.,] that highlighted a USAID-backed initiative through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to fight the global epidemic among men who have sex with men, transgender people, and other disproportionately affected groups…” (Lavers, 12/5).

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