Vineeta Rastogi
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Vineeta Rastogi (August 4, 1968, in Silver Spring, Maryland – December 6, 1995) was an American AIDS activist, public health worker and Peace Corps Volunteer in Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1][2]
She attended University of Maryland, Harvard School of Public Health and had been accepted at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health for a Ph.D. when she was diagnosed with cancer. When the disease was terminal she started the Vineeta Foundation to continue her life's work.
She was a delegate to Cairo's International Conference on Population and Development, Yokohama's International AIDS Conference and Asian-American Conference at White House. She was co-chair of the "Violence and Human Rights" Conference and a founding member of Young Indian-American Forum. She was an Albert Schweitzer Urban Fellow and Award-winner (for outstanding Public Health student).
Legacy
[edit]Today the foundation that bears Rastogi's name is a major force in public health and human rights, both domestically and globally.
References
[edit]- ^ McCarthy, Colman (16 December 1995). "SHE KNEW WHAT WAS OWED". Washington Post. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Vineeta Rastogi in Social Security Death Index - Fold3". Fold3. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
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