May
10
Wed
HIV, COVID, Infectious Diseases and Equity: A Focus on Africa @ Encina Commons, Room 123
May 10 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
HIV, COVID, Infectious Diseases and Equity: A Focus on Africa @ Encina Commons, Room 123

We’re thrilled to announce that Dr. Monica Gandhi will be joining us for this year’s annual lecture at the Center for African Studies! Her talk, will delve into the fascinating history of HIV, as well as the inequalities in its treatment and prevention in Africa. Dr. Gandhi will also highlight the incredible progress being made to address these disparities on the continent.

Event will be followed by a reception at Bechtel Courtyard.

RSVP now and secure your spot!

Dr. Monica Gandhi MD, MPH is a Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief in the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She is also the Director of the UCSF Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) and the Medical Director of the HIV Clinic (“Ward 86”) at San Francisco General Hospital. She serves as the Associate Program Director of the ID fellowship at UCSF. Her research focuses on HIV treatment and prevention optimization, HIV and women, adherence measurement in HIV and TB, adherence interventions, and the interplay between COVID-19 and HIV. She served as the Co-Chair of the International AIDS Conference in San Francisco/Oakland in 2020 and has recently worked on COVID-19 mitigation and vaccination strategies, with a book on the COVID-19 pandemic (called “Endemic: A Post Pandemic Playbook”) coming out from Mayo Clinic Press in 2023.

RSVP required

May
16
Tue
Rosenkranz Global Health Policy Research Symposium @ William J. Perry Conference Room
May 16 @ 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Rosenkranz Global Health Policy Research Symposium @ William J. Perry Conference Room

The Rosenkranz Global Health Policy Research Symposium at Stanford University will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Symposium is a day-long event that showcases innovative global health policy research from academics across the country. After the symposium, our keynote speaker will be Sheila Tlou and her talk will be open to the wider public. Dr. Tlou, a prominent figure in gender and HIV/AIDS policy in Africa, will discuss her personal experiences in translating and applying evidence-based decision-making to global health policy in the areas of gender, health, and HIV/AIDS. Tlou was the minister of health of Botswana at the height of the HIV epidemic and currently is the Co-Chair of the Global HIV Prevention Coalition and Co-Chair of the Nursing Now Global Campaign.  Tlou, who has a PhD in community nursing from the University of Illinois at Chicago, helped launch the WHO’s State of the World Nursing Report in Geneva.

Please click here to register.