Gao Yaojie | |
|---|---|
| 高耀潔 | |
 Gao in 2007 | |
| Born | 19 December 1927 Cao County, Shandong, China |
| Died | 10 December 2023 (aged 95) New York City, US |
| Occupation | Gynecologist |
| Known for | AIDS activist |
| Spouse |
Guo Mingjiu (died 2006) |
| Children | 3[1] |
Gao Yaojie (Chinese: 高耀潔, Gao Yaojie; 19 December 1927 – 10 December 2023) was a Chinese gynecologist, academic, and AIDS activist based in Zhengzhou, Henan, China. Gao was honoured for her work by the United Nations and Western organizations whilst spending time under house arrest. Her split with the Chinese authorities on the transmission and the seriousness of the AIDS epidemic in the People's Republic of China hindered her further activities, and she left for the United States in 2009, where she settled in Manhattan, New York.