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This week, Frontline AIDS participated in the World Health Summit (WHS) in Berlin, a major global forum that gathers leaders from politics, science, the private sector, and civil society from around the world to address pressing global health challenges. Over three days, Frontline AIDS staff worked to build momentum around key priorities, including addressing female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) and achieving equity in the ongoing negotiations around the Pandemic Accord.
The Chair of Frontline AIDS, Prof. Nana Poku, announced today that the Board of Directors has unanimously appointed John Plastow as the organisation’s permanent Executive Director.
Following an upsurge of Mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its spread to a growing number of other countries, the African Centre for Disease Control and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have declared Mpox a public health emergency of international concern. Frontline AIDS has convened a response team which will bring partners together to share expertise on how communities and civil society organisations can best respond.