Who is Johnathan Mann

Johnathan Mann was originally approached to work on AIDS in Africa in 1983. As an epidemiologist and bubonic plague expert at that time, Mann had been very qualified to help with the issue. He and his family moved to Kinshasa, but he made rapid enemies since his policy of not speaking to anyone without government permission tended to leave him quiet. Mann proved to be pivotal in AIDS research, not only in terms of the disease, but in pointing out the human rights issues surrounding it. As founder of the Global AIDS Policy Coalition, Mann sought to analyze the scope of the AIDS pandemic.