Monday 21 August 2017: The CEO of the non-profit organization RIGHT TO CARE, Prof Ian Sanne, has been elected to serve a second term as the international vice-chair of the AIDS CLINICAL TRIALS GROUP (ACTG) NETWORK, which is the largest HIV/AIDS clinical trials organization in the world. He was recently re-elected at the ACTG Network’s annual meeting in Washington.
Sanne is also Associate Professor and Division Head of the CLINICAL HIV RESEARCH UNIT at the University of the Witwatersrand.
“In this past grant cycle the ACTG Network has developed a successful international research agenda implemented in 14 countries outside of the United States. I am honoured to continue to serve as the ACTG Network international vice-chair,” said Sanne.
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About Right to Care
Right to Care supports and delivers prevention, care, and treatment services for HIV and TB. Through technical assistance, it supports the private sector, the Department of Health and the Department of Correctional Services. In addition, through direct service delivery, Right to Care treats patients for HIV, TB, cervical cancer, sexually transmitted infections and offers medical male circumcision.
A photograph of Prof Ian Sanne, CEO of Right to Care and international vice-chair of the AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) Network is available here: HTTPS://DRIVE.GOOGLE.COM/FILE/D/0B3WP-EXYB5CBTNN0Y3LTRKXWSJQ/VIEW?USP=SHARING
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