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Pham Thi Hue: The making of a not so ordinary hero

In a country where more than 100 people are infected every day with HIV/AIDS, where it is still viewed as a “social evil” and a problem of drug users and sex workers, it is perhaps surprising that a slight, soft-spoken 26-year-old mother and former tailor has become one of the most vocal and active people fighting for the rights of people living with HIV and AIDS in Viet Nam.

In 2001 Pham Thi Hue was a newly-married, 21-year-old seamstress, pregnant with her first child.  ...