MANILA, Philippines - For this edition of #TalkThursday, Maria Ressa will talk to Stephen Groff, Vice President for Operations of the Asian Development Bank on the bank's two new initiatives to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS in the region. As head of operations, Groff overseas the bank's various projects across across Asia.

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