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Gaj Bahadur Gurung

Title Program Coordinator
Organization National Federation of Women Living with HIV and AIDS

Gaj Bahadur Gurung works as the program coordinator for the National Federation of Women Living with HIV and AIDS in Nepal.  Gaj is also affiliated with Youth LEAD and the Developing Countries NGO Delegation to the Global Fund.

Posts By Gaj Bahadur Gurung

The Stories Behind the Statistics: The Perils of (Adolescent) Pregnancy

August 03, 2012 / Gaj Bahadur Gurung

For a young girl in Nepal or South Asia, pregnancy can be disastrous.

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