Dázon Dixon Diallo, DHL, MPH, is a recognized visionary and advocate in the struggle for human rights through sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice (SRHRJ). A leader in the fight against HIV, STls and Gender-based Violence, Dázon is Founder and President of SisterLove, Inc, established in 1989, the first Sexual and Reproductive Justice organization focused on women and HIV in the southeastern United States. She is a proud member of In Our Own Voice: National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda Partnership, where she advocates for SRHRJ in public health and prevention policies and programs. Dr. Diallo is a cochair for the Act Now End AIDS National Coalition. She is a member of several bodies of influence including the Women's HIV Prevention and Sexual Health (WHPHSC) Scientific Committee of the HIV Prevention Trials Network, UNFPA Global Advisory Council, the Women's Research Initiative (WRI) and a founding member of SisterSong Reproductive Justice Collective. She is the creator and convener of the WomenNOW! Institute for SRHRJ for Girls & Women of African Descent worldwide. She has achieved a deep reach with a diverse community of listeners for 30 years, as producer and host of a weekly radio program focused on Black women, called "Sisters' Time/WomenSpeak" on WRFG 89.3FM in Atlanta and wrfg.org. Dr. Diallo holds a master's degree in public health from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (C'97) and bachelor's degree from Spelman College (C'86) in Atlanta. In 2012, Dr. Diallo had the distinct honor to receive an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from her alma mater, Spelman College.
