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Science, HIV and Covid-19 – Where are we headed?

World Health Organization (WHO)

The World Bank

Africa CDC

UNAIDS

Part of Dr. Soumya Swaminathan and 1 more

Past Event

Monday, Jun 07, 2021
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (UTC)

Hosts

World Health Organization (WHO)

The World Bank

Africa CDC

UNAIDS

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https://youtu.be/8_oDZw6wfhU

Languages

English
English

Channels

COVID-19

Government & Politics

Health

Virt Africa

Sponsored by UNAIDS, WHO, World Bank, and Africa CDC In a conversation with global science leaders, award-winning journalist Jon Cohen will highlight science relevant to the new UNAIDS global strategy and targets and the changing scientific environment that will take the world to 2030, the SDG target date. Moderator: Jon Cohen, Science journal, USA Opening: Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Advisor to President Biden; Director, NIAID at the U.S. NIH Speakers: Soumya Swaminathan, WHO Chief Scientist Wafaa El Sadr, Co-chair HIV Prevention Trials Network, Director ICAP, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York Loyce Maturu, Activist from Zvandiri, Harare Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Associate Scientific Director, CAPRISA; Professor in Clinical Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York; Pro-Vice-Chancellor for African Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; UNAIDS Advisory Group co-chair Greg Millett, Vice President and Director, Public Policy, AMFAR Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Malaya; President of International AIDS Society Hendrik Streeck, Director of the Institute of Virology; Head of Advisory Committee for the German AIDS Foundation; Professor for Virology at the University of Bonn, Germany  

Hosts

World Health Organization (WHO)

The World Bank

Africa CDC

UNAIDS