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IAC 2008 XVII International AIDS Conference
Mexico City, Mexico
August 3-8, 2008

Human Rights Struggles Define AIDS Fight

August 15, 2008

At the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, David Evans talks with Sofia Gruskin, JD, MIA, associate professor of health and human rights at Harvard University, about the impact of human rights struggles on the AIDS epidemic, progress finally being made, and the legacy of Dr. Jonathan Mann.

 

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