MALAYSIA: Mahathir's Daughter to Step Down from Malaysian AIDS Chief Post

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MALAYSIA: Mahathir's Daughter to Step Down from Malaysian AIDS Chief Post

Deutsche Presse-Agentur (12.13.05) - Tuesday, December 13, 2005

In Kuala Lumpur, The Star newspaper reported today that Marina Mahathir is resigning her post as president of the Malaysian AIDS Council on Jan. 1. Marina, the daughter of former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, offered assurances she is "not leaving the AIDS field. For 12 years I have been talking about every single aspect of AIDS, from science to economics and women. Now I will concentrate on gender and Islam." Mariana, a leader in promoting safe sex and fighting prejudice against people with HIV/AIDS, is also stepping down as chairperson of the Malaysian AIDS Foundation. "My greatest frustration is that there are still people talking about isolating people with HIV/AIDS and having mandatory testing, as though that would solve the problem," she said.
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