Your servent relentlessly hunting for interesting news stories around the world. (New York, NY) - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced on Aug 25 her intent to appoint Helene Gayle, MD, MPH as Chair of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS at the 2009 National HIV Prevention Conference held in Atlanta, GA.
"HIV remains a major threat to the health of our nation, and when one of our fellow citizens becomes infected with HIV every nine-and-a-half minutes, the epidemic affects all Americans," said President Obama.
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"As we organize numerous ways to engage the American people in confronting the HIV epidemic in our country, the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS will play a critical role in developing and implementing a National HIV/AIDS Strategy. Dr. Gayle brings an intense commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS and unique experience in advancing public health. I look forward to her leadership and counsel," the President said.
In the announcement, Secretary Sebelius said that Dr. Gayle is an internationally acclaimed leader with a long history of working to end the epidemic both around the world and here at home in the United States.
"It is only fitting that we are announcing Dr. Gayle's appointment today at the 2009 National HIV Prevention Conference since she sponsored the first HIV Prevention Conference when she was at the CDC.
"We are hopeful that the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, under her leadership, will serve a platform to share our plans and insights with the public health community and the public and serve as a vehicle to carry their ideas and input back to the Administration," Sebelius said.
The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA), while advisory, provides advice, information, and recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Service and the President regarding programs and policies intended to promote effective prevention of the HIV disease, to advance research on HIV and AIDS, and to promote quality services to persons living with HIV and AIDS. The HHS Secretary provides reports from the Council to the President, becoming the liaison between the Council and the President.
Dr. Gayle, in her appointment as Chair, is currently president and CEO of CARE USA, and is an internationally recognized expert on health, global development and humanitarian issues. Dr. Gayle spent 20 years with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), where she had focused primarily on combating HIV/AIDS, particularly in a variety of roles involving research, programs and policy. She was appointed as the first director of the National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention and achieved the rank of Rear Admiral and Assistant Surgeon General in the U.S. Public Health Service.
(New York, NY) - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced on Aug 25 her intent to appoint Helene Gayle, MD, MPH as Chair of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS at the 2009 National HIV Prevention Conference held in Atlanta, GA.
"HIV remains a major threat to the health of our nation, and when one of our fellow citizens becomes infected with HIV every nine-and-a-half minutes, the epidemic affects all Americans," said President Obama.
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| Helene Gayle, MD, MPH |
"As we organize numerous ways to engage the American people in confronting the HIV epidemic in our country, the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS will play a critical role in developing and implementing a National HIV/AIDS Strategy. Dr. Gayle brings an intense commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS and unique experience in advancing public health. I look forward to her leadership and counsel," the President said.
In the announcement, Secretary Sebelius said that Dr. Gayle is an internationally acclaimed leader with a long history of working to end the epidemic both around the world and here at home in the United States.
"It is only fitting that we are announcing Dr. Gayle's appointment today at the 2009 National HIV Prevention Conference since she sponsored the first HIV Prevention Conference when she was at the CDC.
"We are hopeful that the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, under her leadership, will serve a platform to share our plans and insights with the public health community and the public and serve as a vehicle to carry their ideas and input back to the Administration," Sebelius said.
The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA), while advisory, provides advice, information, and recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Service and the President regarding programs and policies intended to promote effective prevention of the HIV disease, to advance research on HIV and AIDS, and to promote quality services to persons living with HIV and AIDS. The HHS Secretary provides reports from the Council to the President, becoming the liaison between the Council and the President.
Dr. Gayle, in her appointment as Chair, is currently president and CEO of CARE USA, and is an internationally recognized expert on health, global development and humanitarian issues. Dr. Gayle spent 20 years with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), where she had focused primarily on combating HIV/AIDS, particularly in a variety of roles involving research, programs and policy. She was appointed as the first director of the National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention and achieved the rank of Rear Admiral and Assistant Surgeon General in the U.S. Public Health Service.