Fatim Louise DIA's Bio

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Ten years ago, Fatim completed a research project on the impact of HIV/AIDS in Senegal, and she has been committed to fighting against the disease ever since. As a Health Program Coordinator at ACI, Fatim works on developing effective responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and its consequences, and to related problems of sexually transmitted infections and reproductive health, with particular emphasis on women and adolescents. The program takes a multilateral approach, reaching people at the grassroots and policy-making levels throughout West Africa and parts of East Africa and Asia. Fatim, who believes the fight against HIV/AIDS is also a fight against social, economic, and political injustice, is mobilizing grassroots leaders and working towards reducing stigmatization and discrimination of people living with HIV/AIDS.