FGFJ x GLOBE+ Interview Series: Leaving No One Behind—The Importance of Including People Living with HIV, Sex Workers, and Transgender People in the SDGs

December 1, 2021

Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) x Asahi GLOBE+

The latest installment of the “Infectious Diseases Without Borders–Our Story” interview series features Ms. Yuki Takemoto, Country Director for Pakistan and Afghanistan at the United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).

Ms. Takemoto points out that support for people living with HIV and those at high risk of HIV infection are also important in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which have been attracting attention in recent years. In the following interview, she shares her efforts to bring to light the plight of such marginalized populations and make sure that no one is “left behind.”

Continue reading on the FGFJ website.

To learn more about “Infectious Diseases Without Borders–Our Story,” please visit the series page.

This interview is published by the Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ), a special initiative founded and operated by JCIE, in collaboration with Asahi GLOBE+.

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