Gao Yaojie, a pioneering activist who exposed China's AIDS epidemic, dies at 95
A trained gynecologist, Gao became well-known across China for her relentless activism in exposing a man-made AIDS crisis and for her educational work to remove the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS.
by Emily Feng
Dec 11, 2023
2 minutes
Gao Yaojie, a pioneering Chinese public health advocate, died on Sunday at the age of 95 in exile, in New York City.
A trained gynecologist, Gao became well-known and beloved across China for her relentless activism in exposing a man-made AIDS crisis and for her educational work to remove the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS.
In the 1990s, entire villages across central China had of people were . Many of these
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