New Head of U.S. Aid Program for HIV/AIDS Vows to Refocus Attention on the Other, ‘Silent’ Pandemic
Published on July 8, 2022
John Nkengasong, 58, was appointed the first African-born head of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a program that helps more than 50 countries respond to their HIV/AIDS epidemics. Nkengasong, who grew up in Cameroon and became a U.S. citizen in 2007, previously ran the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).