Government
White House appoints new HIV/AIDS adviser
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted Sept. 7, 2009
The Dept. of Health and Human Services announced Aug. 24 its intent to appoint Helene Gayle, MD, MPH, as chair of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.
Dr. Gayle is currently president and CEO of CARE USA, an Atlanta-based organization dedicated to combating global poverty. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said the nominee is an internationally acclaimed leader with a long history of working on HIV/AIDS research. The new part-time, voluntary post as chair of the advisory council will complement Dr. Gayle's ongoing work at CARE USA.
"Few things demonstrate how interconnected the world is today more than the AIDS epidemic and the U.S. government's response to it," Dr. Gayle said in a statement. "I look forward to helping shape a strategy that not only promotes research, effective prevention and quality care but also reflects the underlying reasons why people are vulnerable to HIV and AIDS."
Dr. Gayle spent 20 years with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, focused primarily on combating HIV/AIDS in a variety of roles involving research and policy.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2009/09/07/gvbf0907.htm.
