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When the HIV/Aids epidemic hit Singapore in the 1980s, Iris Verghese was one of the very few health care workers on the frontline. She has recently been celebrated for her bravery and empathy in helping patients at the time. Avin Tan is the second Singaporean to go public with his HIV status and a prominent advocate.

(Picture: Iris Verghese and Avin Tan. Credit: Alice Gioia/大象传媒)