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Sebelius Announces Members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
WASHINGTON - Health and
Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today the appointment of 24
new members to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA). The
PACHA's chair, Dr. Helene Gayle, was appointed in August 2009. This council of
HIV/AIDS experts is composed of a diverse group of researchers, service
providers, and community leaders from around the country, including people
living with HIV. The Council also includes people who are from community-based
organizations that cater to the medical, legal, or mental health needs of people
living with HIV and AIDS.
The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS provides advice, information, and
recommendations to the President through the Secretary of Health and Human
Services on domestic and global HIV/AIDS policy issues. PACHA also serves to
further the policy goals of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP)
and will play an important role in providing input for the National HIV/AIDS
Strategy. See list of members at:
http://webboard.aegis.org/WB/threadview.aspx?threadid=2640&fid=15&boardid=2
DHHS Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adult
and Adolescents Announces New Panel Members
The DHHS Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents (a
Working Group of the Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council) is pleased to
welcome five new members to the Panel. The new members will begin a 4-year term
beginning February 2010.
New Scientific Members:
John T. Brooks, M.D., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta,
GA
Richard W. Price, M.D., University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco,
CA
Zelalem Temesgen, M.D., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
New Community Members:
Lei Chou, Treatment Action Group, New York, NY
Jeff Taylor, Palm Springs, CA
The following members will be concluding their services to the Panel in February
2010. The Panel thanks them for their dedication and contributions over the
years.
Judith Currier, M.D., University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Morris Jackson, AIDS Project Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Wilbert Jordan, M.D., M.P.H., OASIS HIV Clinic & Charles R Drew University, Los
Angeles, CA
Renslow Sherer, M.D., University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
World
Zimbabwean David Wilson was tapped on
Thursday as the new chief of the World Bank’s global HIV/AIDS program. Wilson
joined the bank in 2003 and has written extensively on AIDS in developing
nations. A central duty of the program, Wilson said, is “providing countries
with evidence to better understand where and how new HIV infections are
occurring, and to use proven approaches to tackle these infections.” In his new
role, Wilson will lead the World Bank’s delegation to the 18th International
AIDS Conference this month in Vienna. Reuters , (07.08.2010) CDC NPIN Summary
Peter Piot
June 2010 (Geneva, Switzerland) – The International AIDS Society (IAS)
congratulates former IAS president Professor Peter Piot on his appointment as
Director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, a research-led
postgraduate centre of excellence in public health, international health and
tropical medicine.
“The IAS is delighted with this week’s announcement,” said Julio Montaner,
President of the International AIDS Society. “We congratulate Professor Piot on
a great personal achievement, he will no doubt bring unique vision and
experience to this new position. His appointment also highlights the important
role that leaders in AIDS play in the broader field of global public health.
Piot is both a fine example of an expert in public health whose work has made a
huge impact on the response to AIDS, and of how lessons learned from HIV and
AIDS can be translated into improving broader health systems.”
"Professor Piot's appointment as Head of the London School of Hygiene and
Tropical Medicine at this crucial moment in the global response to AIDS provides
real encouragement for all HIV professionals,” said IAS Executive Director Robin
Gorna. “As he takes on the role of Director at a leading institution addressing
the continuing scientific and public health challenges, Piot’s experience in
AIDS should prove significant in keeping HIV as a global public health
priority.”
Professor Piot served as President of IAS from 1992 – 1994. He is the current
Director of the Institute for Global Health and Professor of Global Health at
Imperial College London. IAS Press Release
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