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Philomena Gori had a lot riding on her attendance of the 24th International AIDS Conference, which kicks off in the Canadian city of Montreal on Friday. The biennial event brings together thousands of scientists, politicians, activists and social workers from around the world to find solutions to the HIV epidemic.
The 32-year-old, a social worker for people affected by the virus in Cameroon, had taken time off from her current job and spent around $2,000 applying to the conference,…
