Dr. Gao Yaojie-a chinese Mother Teresa
...her husband died from transfusion of contaminated blood, Dr. Gao, knowing that the spread of the HIV virus through the blood supply could spell disaster, she embarked on her arduous and lonely journey of AIDS prevention. During her journey, she was harassed and rebuffed by local officials in Henan province, however, nothing can shake her iron will. Last year, Dr. Gao published the book Ten Thousand Letters, a book reveals a real insight into the seriousness of the HIV/ AIDS situation in China¡¯s rural areas. However, without Dr. Gao¡¯s relentless effort and arduous investigation, the horror of Henan¡¯s AIDS problem caused by frequently selling blood by poor farmers and spreading through dirty needles and infected blood use would never have been brought into public focus. "I'm a doctor and it's my duty to cure diseases and save lives," said Dr. Gao. She wrote and publishing AIDS-awareness materials at her own expense. Despite serious financial constraints, over the last eight y...