Alexandra Volgina
Alexandra Volgina is an HIV activist and an expert in organizing care and treatment for active drug users living with HIV in Russia. In 2003, she co-founded FrontAIDS, the first treatment advocacy group in Russia. She later co-founded and became director of Svecha, one of the first community based organizations for people living with HIV. Today Alexandra runs “E.V.A”—the first network for women with HIV in Russia and is an active member of the "Patients in Control" treatment access movement.
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Alexandra Volgina: “Would it be easier if I lied?”
19 July 2012
Tomorrow I go to the US consulate to find out whether I got my US visa. If I’d lied on my visa application, I wouldn’t have to worry. But I said the truth, and now I’m worried I won’t get the visa. I admitted that I used drugs in the past. For the past 10 [...]
Posted by Alexandra Volgina, 2012-07-19 | Categories: Blog, Kiev | Comments (3)
