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Deborah L. Birx is Senior Fellow of the George W. Bush Institute. She is the former U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator.
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Fighting AIDS in Africa Does Help Democracy
Jon Temin is wrong in his June 22 article about an important program; it has changed how citizens interact with each other and their governments.