Fighting HIV/AIDS
His work in the field of HIV and AIDS has paralleled his LGBT human rights endeavours. In Cameroon, he has been active in various HIV prevention efforts targeting gay and bisexual men—a high-risk group roundly ignored in official Cameroon government HIV prevention campaigns. Focusing on World AIDS Day -- December 1 -- Nana coordinated a letter-writing campaign to the health ministries and national AIDS committees of all African countries, encouraging them not to ignore gay and bisexual men in their work.
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