David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture 2024 | Global HIV/AIDS Response: Then, Now, Future

NIDCR and the NIH Fogarty International Center (FIC) present the David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture 2024: Global HIV/AIDS Response: Then, Now, Future. The keynote speaker is Ambassador Dr. John Nkengasong, Senior Bureau Official for Global Health Security and Diplomacy, in which role he oversees the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

NIH Director Monica Bertagnolli, M.D., and the directors of NIDCR and FIC will also give remarks.

For more information, visit FIC’s Barmes 2024 webpage.

Dr. John N. Nkengasong is an Ambassador-at-Large and serves as the U.S. Department of State’s U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Senior Bureau Official for Global Health Security and Diplomacy. In this role, he oversees the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Previously, Dr. Nkengasong served as the first director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. As Africa CDC director, he led the COVID-19 response in Africa and helped secure 400 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines at the height of vaccine scarcity. He’s served as acting deputy principal director of the Center for Global Health, as well as the Division of Global HIV and TB’s chief of the International Laboratory Branch at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Nkengasong’s contributions to global health have been recognized by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Time Magazine, among others. Last year, he was invited to join the National Academy of Medicine and he became the first laureate of the Virchow Prize for Global Health. Dr. Nkengasong has been knighted by the governments of Sénégal, Côte d’Ivoire, and Cameroon.

• About the Barmes Global Health Lecture: The David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture series honors the late David Edward Barmes, special expert for international health at NIDCR. Prior to joining NIDCR, Dr. Barmes, a public health dentist and epidemiologist by training, served in senior management positions related to oral health, health promotion, and non-communicable diseases at the World Health Organization in Geneva. The lecture series was established by the NIDCR and Fogarty in 2001 to honor his lifelong dedication to research aimed at improving health for people in low-income countries.
• Reasonable Accommodations: Closed captioning will be available to all participants. Individuals who need reasonable accommodations to participate in this event should email FICInfo@mail.nih.gov or phone 301-827-7631. Requests should be made at least five business days in advance of the event.