After the emergency: Rebuilding sustainable access to HIV treatment and prevention

Nora Bär has been working in science journalism for more than four decades, reporting on almost every area of science. She has worked as a doctoral thesis examiner and a guest lecturer in Master’s programmes in journalism and science communication. She has taught workshops in her specialty in her country and abroad, and is a columnist and host of radio and TV programmes. Nora is a member of the National Academy of Journalism of Argentina and the Argentine Network of Science Journalism. She is the author of several books, including Ten Questions That Science (Still) Can’t Explain (Paidós), Rebellion in the Laboratory: Lives of Women Scientists (Planeta) and The New Gerontology (forthcoming).

Yogan Pillay, Director of HIV & TB Delivery at the Gates Foundation, previously served as Country Director at the Clinton Health Access Initiative and Deputy Director-General in South Africa's Department of Health. He holds a PhD from Johns Hopkins and has co-authored textbooks on global health, mental health and the South African health system, alongside over 100 journal articles. In 2018, he received the Karel Styblo Medallion for TB control contributions and a leadership certificate from KNCV. Appointed Extraordinary Professor at Stellenbosch University in 2021, Yogan has made significant strides in health systems and public health.

Nora Bär has been working in science journalism for more than four decades, reporting on almost every area of science. She has worked as a doctoral thesis examiner and a guest lecturer in Master’s programmes in journalism and science communication. She has taught workshops in her specialty in her country and abroad, and is a columnist and host of radio and TV programmes. Nora is a member of the National Academy of Journalism of Argentina and the Argentine Network of Science Journalism. She is the author of several books, including Ten Questions That Science (Still) Can’t Explain (Paidós), Rebellion in the Laboratory: Lives of Women Scientists (Planeta) and The New Gerontology (forthcoming).

Olayide Akanni is a public health advocate and civil society leader with more than 20 years of experience promoting gender-sensitive, people-centred access to HIV, tuberculosis, and sexual and reproductive health services. Her work has supported multi-country advocacy, community-led monitoring, and policy engagement initiatives that strengthen community systems and expand equitable access to prevention, treatment, and care services.

She is the National Coordinator of the Civil Society for the Eradication of Tuberculosis (TB Network) and Executive Director of Journalists Against AIDS (JAAIDS) Nigeria. She is a Fellow of the 2026 Executive Programme of the Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm School of Economics -Partnership for International Politics and Diplomacy for Health for Emerging Leaders and serves as the Alternate NGO Delegation Member on the UNITAID Board.

 

 

Javier Padilla Bernáldez is a family and community physician with a background in health economics, public health and philosophy. Since November 2023, he has served as Spain’s Secretary of State for Health. He is the author of several popular books on health and healthcare. He holds a medical degree from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, and has Master’s degrees in public health and health management, health economics and medicine, and philosophy for contemporary challenges.

Yogan Pillay, Director of HIV & TB Delivery at the Gates Foundation, previously served as Country Director at the Clinton Health Access Initiative and Deputy Director-General in South Africa's Department of Health. He holds a PhD from Johns Hopkins and has co-authored textbooks on global health, mental health and the South African health system, alongside over 100 journal articles. In 2018, he received the Karel Styblo Medallion for TB control contributions and a leadership certificate from KNCV. Appointed Extraordinary Professor at Stellenbosch University in 2021, Yogan has made significant strides in health systems and public health.

Nora Bär has been working in science journalism for more than four decades, reporting on almost every area of science. She has worked as a doctoral thesis examiner and a guest lecturer in Master’s programmes in journalism and science communication. She has taught workshops in her specialty in her country and abroad, and is a columnist and host of radio and TV programmes. Nora is a member of the National Academy of Journalism of Argentina and the Argentine Network of Science Journalism. She is the author of several books, including Ten Questions That Science (Still) Can’t Explain (Paidós), Rebellion in the Laboratory: Lives of Women Scientists (Planeta) and The New Gerontology (forthcoming).

Olayide Akanni is a public health advocate and civil society leader with more than 20 years of experience promoting gender-sensitive, people-centred access to HIV, tuberculosis, and sexual and reproductive health services. Her work has supported multi-country advocacy, community-led monitoring, and policy engagement initiatives that strengthen community systems and expand equitable access to prevention, treatment, and care services.

She is the National Coordinator of the Civil Society for the Eradication of Tuberculosis (TB Network) and Executive Director of Journalists Against AIDS (JAAIDS) Nigeria. She is a Fellow of the 2026 Executive Programme of the Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm School of Economics -Partnership for International Politics and Diplomacy for Health for Emerging Leaders and serves as the Alternate NGO Delegation Member on the UNITAID Board.

 

 

Javier Padilla Bernáldez is a family and community physician with a background in health economics, public health and philosophy. Since November 2023, he has served as Spain’s Secretary of State for Health. He is the author of several popular books on health and healthcare. He holds a medical degree from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, and has Master’s degrees in public health and health management, health economics and medicine, and philosophy for contemporary challenges.