Vineeta Rastogi

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

Today the foundation that bears Rastogi's name is a major force in public health and human rights, both domestically and globally.

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References
  1. McCarthy, Colman (16 December 1995). "SHE KNEW WHAT WAS OWED". Washington Post. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  2. "Vineeta Rastogi in Social Security Death Index - Fold3". Fold3. Retrieved 22 October 2017.


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