12th Symposium on Children and Adolescents with Perinatal HIV Exposure - Session 1: Optimizing development after perinatal HIV exposure

Jorge Pinto, MD, DSc

Professor of Pediatrics and Clinical Immunology at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil. Dr. Pinto has been involved in the field of pediatric HIV for more than 3 decades, having established one of the first and largest cohort of children and adolescents living with HIV in Brazil. He is a member of the Brazilian Advisory Committee for Pediatric, Adolescent and Perinatal AIDS, National AIDS Program since its establishment in 1995. Member of the IMPAACT/NIH HIV Treatment Scientific Committee from 2006 to 2024, and the World Health Organization Pediatric Antiretroviral Working Group from 2004 to 2022. Dr. Pinto heads the UFMG Clinical Trials Unit and has been involved in multiple phase 1 to 3 trials on treatment and prevention of HIV-1, COVID-19 and other emerging infections.

Jorge Pinto, MD, DSc

Professor of Pediatrics and Clinical Immunology at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil. Dr. Pinto has been involved in the field of pediatric HIV for more than 3 decades, having established one of the first and largest cohort of children and adolescents living with HIV in Brazil. He is a member of the Brazilian Advisory Committee for Pediatric, Adolescent and Perinatal AIDS, National AIDS Program since its establishment in 1995. Member of the IMPAACT/NIH HIV Treatment Scientific Committee from 2006 to 2024, and the World Health Organization Pediatric Antiretroviral Working Group from 2004 to 2022. Dr. Pinto heads the UFMG Clinical Trials Unit and has been involved in multiple phase 1 to 3 trials on treatment and prevention of HIV-1, COVID-19 and other emerging infections.

Dr Himani Pandya is a public health professional with around 12 years of experience in maternal and child health spanning research, academia, policy, and programme implementation in South Africa and India. She recently completed her PhD on understanding caregiving experiences of mothers of young children who are HIV-exposed and uninfected (HEU) in South Africa and will present the findings today.   
 

Dr Himani Pandya is a public health professional with around 12 years of experience in maternal and child health spanning research, academia, policy, and programme implementation in South Africa and India. She recently completed her PhD on understanding caregiving experiences of mothers of young children who are HIV-exposed and uninfected (HEU) in South Africa and will present the findings today.