Luiz Loures Explained

Dr Luiz Loures was the Deputy Executive Director, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). He was appointed [1] to this position at the level of Assistant Secretary-General[2] of the United Nations by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 14 December 2012.[3]

Biography

Dr. Loures started as a critical care physician at the Hospital Joao XXIII in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and later on moved to the rank of chief physician of the AIDS unit. Shortly afterwards he was appointed to the National AIDS Programme in Brazil and initiated the landmark HIV treatment programme, one of the first to offer universal access to HIV treatment for all patients in the country.[4] He joined UNAIDS in 1996 when it was created.[5] He is a globally recognised public health leader,[6] [7] [8] who has combined scientific knowledge,[9] first hand medical expertise,[10] grassroots activism and political diplomacy[11] [12] to transform the AIDS response globally[13] and nationally[14] in the last three decades.[15] [16]

As the deputy executive director for programmes, Dr Luiz Loures shaped the UNAIDS agenda and framework for ending AIDS by 2030[17] [18] [19] based on scientific data and programme implementation evidence.[20] A practitioner of human rights[21] and gender equality,[22] [23] he championed leadership of communities for service delivery and forged partnerships between communities, civil society,[24] [25] faith leaders,[26] [27] [28] [29] health care providers[30] and governments to unblock barriers to access to lifesaving health services.[31] [32] [33]

In November 2016, Loures was reported internally by a UNAIDS employee for sexual harassment that allegedly took place in May 2015.[34] [35] An initial internal investigation cleared him of wrongdoing, but a second investigation was initiated after the employee went public with a complaint in 2018. The findings of the second investigation found him guilty.[36] Dr Loures retired from UNAIDS in March 2018 following 22 years of service to the United Nations.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: United Nations Appoints Luiz Loures . 14 December 2012 .
  2. Web site: Assistant-Secretary General.
  3. Web site: Secretary-General appoints Luiz Loures of Brazil as Deputy Executive Director, Programme, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). . . Press release . 14 December 2013.
  4. Day. Michael. Nov 2007. Threat to break patents saves Brazil $1bn in cost of HIV treatment. BMJ. 335. 7629. 1065.1–1065. 2094169. 10.1136/bmj.39402.515706.DB.
  5. Web site: Luiz Loures Appointed New UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director . POZ . Press statement . 27 December 2012.
  6. Web site: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
  7. Web site: Social Good Summit, 2015.
  8. Web site: Berkeley School of Public Health. 2019-04-25. Berkeley School of Public Health Honorees.
  9. Beck, Eddy & Passarelli, Carlos & Lui, Iris & Guichard, Anne-Claire & Simao, Mariangela & Lay, Paul & Loures, Luiz. (2014). Scaling-up the use of generic antiretrovirals in resource-limited countries: Generic drugs for health. Antiviral therapy. 19. 117-123. 10.3851/IMP2906.. Antiviral Therapy. 19. 117–23. 10.3851/IMP2906. 25310477. 2014. Beck. E. J.. Passarelli. C.. Lui. I.. Guichard. A. C.. Simao. M.. De Lay. P.. Loures. L.. Suppl 3 . 25508718.
  10. Web site: Berkeley School of Public Health. 2019-04-25.
  11. Book: Fraundorfer, M. Brazil's Emerging Role in Global Governance: Health, Food Security and Bioenergy. Palgrave Macmillan. 2015. 978-1-137-49121-3.
  12. Web site: Rospotrebnadzor.
  13. Web site: PAHO - Targets.
  14. News: OGlobo, 2007.
  15. Book: Piot, Peter. No Time to Lose. Norton. 2013. 978-0-393-34551-3.
  16. Book: Garrett, Laurie. Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health. 15 August 2001. Hachette. 978-0-7868-8440-7. registration.
  17. Stover, John & Bollinger, Lori & Izazola Licea, Jose-Antonio & Loures, Luiz & DeLay, Paul & Ghys, Peter. (2019). Correction: What Is Required to End the AIDS Epidemic as a Public Health Threat by 2030? The Cost and Impact of the Fast-Track Approach. PLOS ONE. 14. e0213970. 10.1371/journal.pone.0213970.. PLOS ONE. 14. 3. e0213970. 10.1371/journal.pone.0213970. 30870508. 6417641. 2019. Stover. J.. Bollinger. L.. Izazola. J. A.. Loures. L.. Delay. P.. Ghys. P. D.. Fast Track modeling working group. free.
  18. Web site: Caritas - Ending AIDS. 2014-02-27.
  19. News: Pharmaceutical Journal.
  20. Web site: United Nations News - Luiz Loures. United Nations News.
  21. Web site: UN Live - OHCHR - Leaving no one behind.
  22. Web site: Sexual violence in Conflict.
  23. Web site: Arc International.
  24. News: Relief Web.
  25. Web site: AIDS Accountability.
  26. News: Oikoumene - Faith leaders meeting.
  27. Web site: Pope Francis, Vatican, UN News. June 2016.
  28. Web site: Vatican Press.
  29. Web site: Islamic Relief.
  30. Web site: The Union TV interview.
  31. Web site: Focusing on Inclusion, Katherine Marshall. 2017-08-29.
  32. Web site: The Body.
  33. Web site: DW.Com. .
  34. News: UN worker who accused official of sexual assault has been fired. CNN.
  35. News: The Guardian. The Guardian.
  36. Web site: UNAIDS chief says behavior of ex-staffer was 'unacceptable' . . 6 September 2021 .