In the 1990s, Gao, a retired doctor, exposed a government-supported, blood buying program that led to the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, among thousands of poor farmers in the province.

• 高耀洁是一位退休医生，1990年代披露了政府支持的买血项目，这一项目导致可以引发爱滋病的爱滋病病毒的传播，河南省数以千计的贫苦农民因此感染。