The
following candidates have been selected as NGO representatives
on the Board of the Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis
& Malaria:
NGO
Representative from Developing Countries
Milly
Katana is currently the Lobbying and Advocacy Officer
for Health Rights Action Group in Uganda. Milly has
worked with various UN agencies such as the United National
Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV AIDS (UNAIDS).
She has recently concluded an assignment on Strengthening
Programs for People Living with HIV AIDS in Botswana,
working with the Government of Botswana and the World
Health Organization. Milly is a woman living with HIV AIDS.
She has extensive experience with various national and
international networks, including the African Council
of AIDS Service Organizations (AfriCASO), the Society
of Women Against AIDS in Africa (SWAA) and the Network
of African People Living with HIV AIDS (NAP+) and the
Global Network of People Living With HIV AIDS (GNP+).
Milly has a keen interest in issues affecting women
with HIV and families affected.
NGO
Representative from Developed Countries
Christoph
Benn is the Head of the Department for Health Policy
and Studies with the German Institute for Medical Mission.
As a medical doctor in tropical medicine and public
health he has experience in the treatment and prevention
of AIDS, TB and malaria. Since 1992, he has spent several
months per year particularly in Africa and Asia to work
with communities and NGOs in the planning, implementation
and evaluation of health care programs. As the current
secretary of the German working group on international
health, he coordinates more than 50 organizations from
all sectors. Christoph works with many national and
international organizations including the World Council
of Churches, the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance and is
cofounder of the German network Covenant for Action
Against AIDS.
Representative
of PWA/Malaria/TB communities
Philippa
Lawson is the International HIV AIDS Team Leader/ Senior
Program Manager for the Academy for Educational Development.
She has worked in numerous countries in Asia, Africa,
Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America. Philippa is
a woman living with HIV AIDS and has extensive linkages
to key local, national and international networks including
the International Community of Women Living with HIV AIDS
(ICW). Philippa has worked with numerous marginalized
communities, and her emphasis over the years has always
been to ensure that the needs of women and children
are always considered. She has extensive experience
working with advocacy and on review and technical bodies.
The
Selection Committee for the Fund NGO representatives
has selected Alternate NGO representatives on the Board
of the The Fund to Fight AIDS
(GFATM). They will be working closely with the NGO representatives
on the Board.
Alternate
NGO representative from developing countries:
Fidon R. Mwombeki is the General Secretary of the Northwestern
Diocese Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT).
He lives in a community that has been severely affected
by AIDS, malaria and TB and is committed to fighting
all three diseases. Fidon has been involved in the fight
against AIDS since 1986 when his diocese first intervened
to provide support and care for orphans. He has extensive
experience working at community, national and international
levels. He has worked with ELCT's Primary Health Care
Program, the Building Eastern Africa Community Network,
the Tanzania Coalition on Debt and Development, the
Jubilee 2000 campaign and the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance.
Alternate
NGO representative from developed countries:
Peter Poore is a Health Adviser with extensive experience
with Save the Children. As a medical doctor Peter has
28 years of experience in health care delivery and the
development and management of health care systems in
developing countries. He has been involved in policy
work on HIV since the mid 1980s; his experience working
with malaria and TB extends back to the 1970s. He has
extensive international experience and has worked with
the Department for International Development (DFID)
UK, The World Health Organization, UNICEF, the World
Bank and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation.
Alternate
representative of PWA/Malaria/TB communities:
Charles Roy is the Executive Director of the AIDS Committee
of Toronto (ACT), the largest AIDS service organization
in Canada. Charles is a man living with HIV AIDS and
has been a leader in the Canadian HIV AIDS field for
the past decade, working with community, professional
and academic organizations to advocate for the rights
of people living with HIV AIDS. His interest in promoting
the dignity and well-being of people living with HIV AIDS
expands beyond non-governmental work and has also been
demonstrated through his lecturing and writing.His docteral
dissertation, "Living and Serving:Persons with HIV in
the Canadian AIDS Movement", explores the challenges
and opportunities that consumer involvement brings to
a health movement.
The members of the Selection Committee were:
Alex Coutinho - TASO, former TWG member
Joseph Scheich - Aids Fonds, former TWG member
Paula Fujiwara - International Union Against Tuberculosis
and Lung Disease(IUATLD), former TWG member
Richard Burzynski - ICASO, former TWG member
Linda Hartke - World Council of Churches, Ecumenical
Advocacy Alliance
Leslie Wright - CONGO, World Association of Girl Scouts
and Girl Guides (WAGGGS)
Bai Bagasao - UNAIDS (advisor, no vote)
NGOs
represented in the TWG
