12th Symposium on Children and Adolescents with Perinatal HIV Exposure - Session 2: Identifying risk and supporting families: Lessons from other programmes

Renata Arrington Sanders is the Division Chief of the Craig-Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine. Previously, Renata was in the Division of Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine with a joint appointment in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Departments of Epidemiology and Health, Behavior and Society. She has spent over 20 years caring for people living with and vulnerable to HIV, cultivating research, practice and strategies that address the intersectional and multimodal needs of young people across their life course. Her current roles include serving on the Board of Directors of SIECUS, Sex Ed for Social Change, American Sexual Health Association and Scientific Member on the US Department of Health and Human Services Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents —a working group of the Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council. Renata has been an IAS Member since 2012 and on its Governing Council since 2020. 

Renata Arrington Sanders is the Division Chief of the Craig-Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine. Previously, Renata was in the Division of Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine with a joint appointment in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Departments of Epidemiology and Health, Behavior and Society. She has spent over 20 years caring for people living with and vulnerable to HIV, cultivating research, practice and strategies that address the intersectional and multimodal needs of young people across their life course. Her current roles include serving on the Board of Directors of SIECUS, Sex Ed for Social Change, American Sexual Health Association and Scientific Member on the US Department of Health and Human Services Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents —a working group of the Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council. Renata has been an IAS Member since 2012 and on its Governing Council since 2020. 

Shani de Beer is a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Integrated Data and Epidemiological Research, University of Cape Town, and a data analyst at the Western Cape Provincial Health Data Centre. Her research uses linked population-level health data to improve understanding of maternal and child health, particularly in relation to HIV, tuberculosis, and infectious diseases.

Renata Arrington Sanders is the Division Chief of the Craig-Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine. Previously, Renata was in the Division of Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine with a joint appointment in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Departments of Epidemiology and Health, Behavior and Society. She has spent over 20 years caring for people living with and vulnerable to HIV, cultivating research, practice and strategies that address the intersectional and multimodal needs of young people across their life course. Her current roles include serving on the Board of Directors of SIECUS, Sex Ed for Social Change, American Sexual Health Association and Scientific Member on the US Department of Health and Human Services Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents —a working group of the Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council. Renata has been an IAS Member since 2012 and on its Governing Council since 2020. 

Shani de Beer is a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Integrated Data and Epidemiological Research, University of Cape Town, and a data analyst at the Western Cape Provincial Health Data Centre. Her research uses linked population-level health data to improve understanding of maternal and child health, particularly in relation to HIV, tuberculosis, and infectious diseases.

Jeferson Fonseca de Carvalho is a Social Worker. He works at the Vaccine Clinical Research Unit of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UPqVac/UFMG), where he is involved in community engagement, clinical research, and health promotion initiatives. He is also one of the founders of Família Positiva BH, a community-based group dedicated to welcoming, supporting, and empowering people living with HIV, with a focus on reducing stigma, promoting human rights, and strengthening community participation. He has experience in community mobilization, health education, and fostering collaboration among healthcare services, clinical research, and civil society.

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.

Jeferson Fonseca de Carvalho is a Social Worker. He works at the Vaccine Clinical Research Unit of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UPqVac/UFMG), where he is involved in community engagement, clinical research, and health promotion initiatives. He is also one of the founders of Família Positiva BH, a community-based group dedicated to welcoming, supporting, and empowering people living with HIV, with a focus on reducing stigma, promoting human rights, and strengthening community participation. He has experience in community mobilization, health education, and fostering collaboration among healthcare services, clinical research, and civil society.

Sou Luana fernandes, mais conhecida como Lua.

Mãe, gestora financeira e ativitas na resposta ao HIV/ AIDS desde 2012. Vivo com hiv por tranmisão vertical e transformei minha hostoria em uma ferramenta de conscientização, acolhimento e luta contra o preconceito.

Meu propósito é dar voz a quem muitas vezes não é ouvido, inspirar através da minha caminhada e mostrar que é possivel viver com dignidade, contruir uma familia, realizar sonhos e ocupar espaços com coragem, responsabilidade e amor.