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Dr Luiz Loures was the Deputy Executive Director, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). He was appointed [1] to this position at the level of Assistant Secretary-General[2][circular reference] of the United Nations by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 14 December 2012.[3]

Biography[edit]

Dr. Loures started as a critical care physician at the Hospital Joao XXIII in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and later on moved to the rank of chief physician of the AIDS unit. Shortly afterwards he was appointed to the National AIDS Programme in Brazil and initiated the landmark HIV treatment programme, one of the first to offer universal access to HIV treatment for all patients in the country.[4] He joined UNAIDS in 1996 when it was created.[5] He is a globally recognised public health leader,[6][7][8] who has combined scientific knowledge,[9] first hand medical expertise,[10] grassroots activism and political diplomacy[11][12] to transform the AIDS response globally[13] and nationally[14] in the last three decades.[15][16]

As the deputy executive director for programmes, Dr Luiz Loures shaped the UNAIDS agenda and framework for ending AIDS by 2030[17][18][19] based on scientific data and programme implementation evidence.[20] A practitioner of human rights[21] and gender equality,[22][23] he championed leadership of communities for service delivery and forged partnerships between communities, civil society,[24][25] faith leaders,[26][27][28][29] health care providers[30] and governments to unblock barriers to access to lifesaving health services.[31][32][33]

In November 2016, Loures was reported internally by a UNAIDS employee for sexual harassment that allegedly took place in May 2015.[34][35] An initial internal investigation cleared him of wrongdoing, but a second investigation was initiated after the employee went public with a complaint in 2018. The findings of the second investigation found him guilty.[36] Dr Loures retired from UNAIDS in March 2018 following 22 years of service to the United Nations.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "United Nations Appoints Luiz Loures". 14 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Assistant-Secretary General".
  3. ^ "Secretary-General appoints Luiz Loures of Brazil as Deputy Executive Director, Programme, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)". Press release. United Nations. 14 December 2013.
  4. ^ Day, Michael (Nov 2007). "Threat to break patents saves Brazil $1bn in cost of HIV treatment". BMJ. 335 (7629): 1065.1–1065. doi:10.1136/bmj.39402.515706.DB. PMC 2094169.
  5. ^ "Luiz Loures Appointed New UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director". Press statement. POZ. 27 December 2012.
  6. ^ "London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine".
  7. ^ "Social Good Summit, 2015".
  8. ^ "Berkeley School of Public Health". Berkeley School of Public Health Honorees. 2019-04-25.
  9. ^ Beck, E. J.; Passarelli, C.; Lui, I.; Guichard, A. C.; Simao, M.; De Lay, P.; Loures, L. (2014). "Beck, Eddy & Passarelli, Carlos & Lui, Iris & Guichard, Anne-Claire & Simao, Mariangela & Lay, Paul & Loures, Luiz. (2014). Scaling-up the use of generic antiretrovirals in resource-limited countries: Generic drugs for health. Antiviral therapy. 19. 117-123. 10.3851/IMP2906". Antiviral Therapy. 19 (Suppl 3): 117–23. doi:10.3851/IMP2906. PMID 25310477. S2CID 25508718.
  10. ^ "Berkeley School of Public Health". 2019-04-25.
  11. ^ Fraundorfer, M (2015). Brazil's Emerging Role in Global Governance: Health, Food Security and Bioenergy. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-137-49121-3.
  12. ^ "Rospotrebnadzor".
  13. ^ "PAHO - Targets".
  14. ^ "OGlobo, 2007".
  15. ^ Piot, Peter (2013). No Time to Lose. Norton. ISBN 978-0-393-34551-3.
  16. ^ Garrett, Laurie (15 August 2001). Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health. Hachette. ISBN 978-0-7868-8440-7.
  17. ^ Stover, J.; Bollinger, L.; Izazola, J. A.; Loures, L.; Delay, P.; Ghys, P. D.; Fast Track modeling working group (2019). "Stover, John & Bollinger, Lori & Izazola Licea, Jose-Antonio & Loures, Luiz & DeLay, Paul & Ghys, Peter. (2019). Correction: What Is Required to End the AIDS Epidemic as a Public Health Threat by 2030? The Cost and Impact of the Fast-Track Approach. PLOS ONE. 14. e0213970. 10.1371/journal.pone.0213970". PLOS ONE. 14 (3): e0213970. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0213970. PMC 6417641. PMID 30870508.
  18. ^ "Caritas - Ending AIDS". 2014-02-27.
  19. ^ "Pharmaceutical Journal".
  20. ^ "United Nations News - Luiz Loures". United Nations News.
  21. ^ "UN Live - OHCHR - Leaving no one behind".
  22. ^ "Sexual violence in Conflict".
  23. ^ "Arc International".
  24. ^ "Relief Web".
  25. ^ "AIDS Accountability".
  26. ^ "Oikoumene - Faith leaders meeting".
  27. ^ "Pope Francis, Vatican, UN News". June 2016.
  28. ^ "Vatican Press".
  29. ^ "Islamic Relief".
  30. ^ "The Union TV interview".
  31. ^ "Focusing on Inclusion, Katherine Marshall". 2017-08-29.
  32. ^ "The Body".
  33. ^ "DW.Com". Deutsche Welle.
  34. ^ "UN worker who accused official of sexual assault has been fired". CNN.
  35. ^ The Guardian. "The Guardian".
  36. ^ "UNAIDS chief says behavior of ex-staffer was 'unacceptable'". Associated Press. 6 September 2021.
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