Women Know What Works - Celebrating the successes of women living with HIV in the global response - WKWW SESSION 2

Dr. Callaghan is a global health advocacy, communications, and policy leader with over 20 years' experience working across countries in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe. She is currently Executive Director, Public Affairs at Gilead Sciences, as Global Head of Advocacy, Community Engagement, and International Corporate Social Responsibility.

Larkin previously served as Director of Communications at the AIDS Research Institute, Managing Director of the UCSF-Gladstone Center for AIDS Research, Global Health Programs Director at Stanford University, and Director of Implementation of the PEPFAR-ICAP PHIA Project. As a UN correspondent, she worked with country missions, ambassadors, press teams, covering sociopolitical issues in the global south. She has taught graduate courses at Columbia, UCSF, and Stanford. 

Larkin received her master's, doctorate, and post-doctoral training from Columbia University. She serves on the Board of Directors of Komera, SisterLove, the Ginetta Sagan Fund of Amnesty International, and the UCSF Malaria Elimination Initiative.  She co-chaired the AIDS2020 Local Planning Group, serving HIV communities represented at the 2020 International AIDS Conference.

Dr. Callaghan is a global health advocacy, communications, and policy leader with over 20 years' experience working across countries in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe. She is currently Executive Director, Public Affairs at Gilead Sciences, as Global Head of Advocacy, Community Engagement, and International Corporate Social Responsibility.

Larkin previously served as Director of Communications at the AIDS Research Institute, Managing Director of the UCSF-Gladstone Center for AIDS Research, Global Health Programs Director at Stanford University, and Director of Implementation of the PEPFAR-ICAP PHIA Project. As a UN correspondent, she worked with country missions, ambassadors, press teams, covering sociopolitical issues in the global south. She has taught graduate courses at Columbia, UCSF, and Stanford. 

Larkin received her master's, doctorate, and post-doctoral training from Columbia University. She serves on the Board of Directors of Komera, SisterLove, the Ginetta Sagan Fund of Amnesty International, and the UCSF Malaria Elimination Initiative.  She co-chaired the AIDS2020 Local Planning Group, serving HIV communities represented at the 2020 International AIDS Conference.

Jessica Whitbread is an established global movement builder incorporating feminist perspectives into her work with HIV and key populations. In 2016, she birthed premature twins and advocated to openly breastfeed them in a Canadian context. In response she co-authored with Dr. Saara Greene Going Beyond the Guideline: Breastfeeding with HIV chapter in Breasts Across Motherhood: Lived Experiences and Critical Examinations anthology; and led the development of the first global community-led publication Understanding U=U for Women Living with HIV: ICASO Community Brief challenging breastfeeding protocols for women. In 2024, she made her first film exploring disclosure and parenting. 

Dr. Callaghan is a global health advocacy, communications, and policy leader with over 20 years' experience working across countries in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe. She is currently Executive Director, Public Affairs at Gilead Sciences, as Global Head of Advocacy, Community Engagement, and International Corporate Social Responsibility.

Larkin previously served as Director of Communications at the AIDS Research Institute, Managing Director of the UCSF-Gladstone Center for AIDS Research, Global Health Programs Director at Stanford University, and Director of Implementation of the PEPFAR-ICAP PHIA Project. As a UN correspondent, she worked with country missions, ambassadors, press teams, covering sociopolitical issues in the global south. She has taught graduate courses at Columbia, UCSF, and Stanford. 

Larkin received her master's, doctorate, and post-doctoral training from Columbia University. She serves on the Board of Directors of Komera, SisterLove, the Ginetta Sagan Fund of Amnesty International, and the UCSF Malaria Elimination Initiative.  She co-chaired the AIDS2020 Local Planning Group, serving HIV communities represented at the 2020 International AIDS Conference.

Dr. Callaghan is a global health advocacy, communications, and policy leader with over 20 years' experience working across countries in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe. She is currently Executive Director, Public Affairs at Gilead Sciences, as Global Head of Advocacy, Community Engagement, and International Corporate Social Responsibility.

Larkin previously served as Director of Communications at the AIDS Research Institute, Managing Director of the UCSF-Gladstone Center for AIDS Research, Global Health Programs Director at Stanford University, and Director of Implementation of the PEPFAR-ICAP PHIA Project. As a UN correspondent, she worked with country missions, ambassadors, press teams, covering sociopolitical issues in the global south. She has taught graduate courses at Columbia, UCSF, and Stanford. 

Larkin received her master's, doctorate, and post-doctoral training from Columbia University. She serves on the Board of Directors of Komera, SisterLove, the Ginetta Sagan Fund of Amnesty International, and the UCSF Malaria Elimination Initiative.  She co-chaired the AIDS2020 Local Planning Group, serving HIV communities represented at the 2020 International AIDS Conference.

My name is Rosine IZABAYO, I am  a passionate public health advocate and Program Officer at IMRO
Rwanda, where I lead initiatives supporting adolescent girls and young women,
particularly teen mothers living with HIV. With over 3 years of experience in community
engagement, SRHR advocacy, and psychosocial support, I have been
instrumental in developing and implementing SRHR and HIV prevention programs that
empower young women to reclaim their dignity and access life-saving services. I am  a
champion for the rights of women and girls. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Law
and am currently pursuing a Master’s of Science in Global Health.

Jessica Whitbread is an established global movement builder incorporating feminist perspectives into her work with HIV and key populations. In 2016, she birthed premature twins and advocated to openly breastfeed them in a Canadian context. In response she co-authored with Dr. Saara Greene Going Beyond the Guideline: Breastfeeding with HIV chapter in Breasts Across Motherhood: Lived Experiences and Critical Examinations anthology; and led the development of the first global community-led publication Understanding U=U for Women Living with HIV: ICASO Community Brief challenging breastfeeding protocols for women. In 2024, she made her first film exploring disclosure and parenting. 

Dr. Callaghan is a global health advocacy, communications, and policy leader with over 20 years' experience working across countries in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe. She is currently Executive Director, Public Affairs at Gilead Sciences, as Global Head of Advocacy, Community Engagement, and International Corporate Social Responsibility.

Larkin previously served as Director of Communications at the AIDS Research Institute, Managing Director of the UCSF-Gladstone Center for AIDS Research, Global Health Programs Director at Stanford University, and Director of Implementation of the PEPFAR-ICAP PHIA Project. As a UN correspondent, she worked with country missions, ambassadors, press teams, covering sociopolitical issues in the global south. She has taught graduate courses at Columbia, UCSF, and Stanford. 

Larkin received her master's, doctorate, and post-doctoral training from Columbia University. She serves on the Board of Directors of Komera, SisterLove, the Ginetta Sagan Fund of Amnesty International, and the UCSF Malaria Elimination Initiative.  She co-chaired the AIDS2020 Local Planning Group, serving HIV communities represented at the 2020 International AIDS Conference.

Dr. Callaghan is a global health advocacy, communications, and policy leader with over 20 years' experience working across countries in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe. She is currently Executive Director, Public Affairs at Gilead Sciences, as Global Head of Advocacy, Community Engagement, and International Corporate Social Responsibility.

Larkin previously served as Director of Communications at the AIDS Research Institute, Managing Director of the UCSF-Gladstone Center for AIDS Research, Global Health Programs Director at Stanford University, and Director of Implementation of the PEPFAR-ICAP PHIA Project. As a UN correspondent, she worked with country missions, ambassadors, press teams, covering sociopolitical issues in the global south. She has taught graduate courses at Columbia, UCSF, and Stanford. 

Larkin received her master's, doctorate, and post-doctoral training from Columbia University. She serves on the Board of Directors of Komera, SisterLove, the Ginetta Sagan Fund of Amnesty International, and the UCSF Malaria Elimination Initiative.  She co-chaired the AIDS2020 Local Planning Group, serving HIV communities represented at the 2020 International AIDS Conference.