Former UN Envoy Speaks at UF on Access to Medicines
Stephen Lewis, co-director of AIDS-Free World and a former UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, will speak at the from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in the Ocora Room in Pugh Hall for the Bob Graham Center for Public Service on Thursday, April 3. Mr. Lewis will discuss the role of universities in the global access to essential medicines. This event is sponsored by Universities Allied for Essential Medicines.
Mr. Lewis is the co-director of AIDS-Free World (www.aids-freeworld.org), an advocacy organization that grew out of his conviction that the AIDS pandemic can be defeated with better leadership and more urgent and effective responses from the UN, wealthy nations and the governments of the most affected countries. Mr. Lewis was the United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa from 2001-2006; and his extensive career in the fields of diplomacy, politics, activism and humanitarian work include roles as Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF and Canadian Ambassador to the UN.
If you would like more information, please email Gloria Tavera at grtavera@ufl.edu