Aza Rakhmanova

Aza Rakhmanova
Born
Azerbaijani: Aza Rəhmanova

17 September 1932
Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union
Died18 November 2015 (2015-11-19) (aged 83)
Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
NationalitySoviet Union
OccupationProfessor
Known fortreating HIV/AIDS in Russia / expert Professor

Aza Rakhmanova or Aza Gasanovna Rakhmanova (Azerbaijani: Aza Həsən qızı Rəhmanova, Russian: Аза Гасановна Рахманова; 17 September 1932 – 18 November 2015) was a Russian AIDS and Hepatitis expert. She was credited with organizing AIDS prevention and control in St. Petersburg. She was one of the first to be treating HIV in the Soviet Union in 1987.[1]

  1. ^ "L'ONUSIDA commémore la vie d'Aza Rakhmanova, une pionnière dans la riposte mondiale au sida | ONUSIDA". www.unaids.org. Retrieved 2017-02-21.