Eric Goosby, M.D. |
Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation applauds the confirmation of Dr. Eric P. Goosby, formerly CEO and Chief Medical Officer of Pangaea, as Global AIDS Coordinator. In his new position Dr. Goosby will direct the U.S. strategy for addressing HIV around the world and lead President Obama’s implementation of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). “Everyone at Pangaea is very proud of Eric and believe that he is an exceptional choice to lead PEPFAR,” said Mark Cloutier, President of Pangaea and CEO of San Francisco AIDS Foundation. “Starting 30 years ago as a young intern at San Francisco General Hospital and continuing through his years in Washington and his international work with Pangaea, Eric has been at the center of the AIDS epidemic as a doctor, a public health policy leader, and an advisor to governments.” Read more » 
Dr. Dunbar and daughter with SHAZ! participants in Zimbabwe
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Pangaea researchers Nancy Padian, PhD, MPH and Megan Dunbar, DrPH, MPH recently secured a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that will allow them to leverage their ongoing HIV prevention work with vulnerable young women in Zimbabwe by expanding their focus to include female adolescents who are HIV+. Zimbabwe is confronting the synergistic plagues of a generalized HIV epidemic and rapid economic decline. Both have contributed to the large number of orphans and vulnerable children estimated at 1.5 million in 2007. Young women in this population have limited access to educational and economic opportunities, are twice as likely to be HIV infected than their male counterparts, and are more likely to engage in high risk sexual behavior. Among those that are HIV infected, economic vulnerability, and the psychological consequences of being poor and HIV+, increase the risk of secondary transmission. Read more » 
Dennis Israelski, M.D.
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Dennis Israelski, M.D. was recently selected as Chief Medical Officer of Pangaea. Dr. Israelski previously served as Pangaea’s Medical Director since January 2008. As CMO, Dr. Israelski will work closely with in-country partners on the strengthening of existing programs and the development of new HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention capabilities. Recognized as a leading clinician, educator and researcher, he has devoted his career to community-based healthcare of indigent patients and quality service delivery to vulnerable populations. “Pangaea currently has four countries of focus – Zimbabwe, Tanzania, China and Cambodia,” said Dr. Israelski. “The Pangaea team is developing innovative health system strengthening projects in each of these countries that target the largely ignored and hard to reach populations that are driving the HIV/AIDS epidemic in each region.” Read more » |
