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Initiative Co-Chairs
JLICA's two lead Co-Chairs oversaw the Initiative's scientific and advocacy work and represented JLICA in a range of international forums along with Learning Group Co-Chairs, who in turn, guided the research agenda and process in keeping with the goals of the Initiative. Collectively, the Initiative's leadership embodies a unique concentration of global expertise and leadership on children and HIV/AIDS.
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| Learning Group 1 | Learning Group 2 | Learning Group 3 | Learning Group 4 |
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| Strengthening Families | Community Action | Services & Human Rights | Social & Economic Policies |
 Linda Richter |
 Jim Yong Kim |
 Alex de Waal |
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 Lorraine Sherr |
 Madhu Deshmukh |
 Lydia Mungherera |
 Masuma Mamdani |
Peter Bell
Peter Bell is the immediate past President and Chief Executive Officer of CARE USA, where he was responsible for the organization’s policy and programmes in 70 developing countries. Mr. Bell is now a senior research fellow at the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard University. Before joining the Hauser Center, he was a visiting fellow at the Carter Center in Atlanta. Previously, Mr. Bell was president of the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, senior associate of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and president of the Inter-American Foundation, which supports grassroots development in Latin America. Mr. Bell served as Deputy Under-Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare during the Carter Administration. Earlier, he worked for the Ford Foundation for 12 years, including 10 years in Latin America. He was formerly chair of the ONE Campaign and is currently vice-chair of the Bernard van Leer Foundation, chairman emeritus of the Inter-American Dialogue, a director of the Global Water Challenge and a trustee of the World Peace Foundation.
Agnes Binagwaho
Dr. Agnes Binagwaho is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Rwanda and was formerly the Executive Secretary of Rwanda's National Commission to Fight AIDS, a member of the National Steering Committee on Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV, and Chair of the Rwandan PEPFAR steering Committee. She is currently chair of the Global Fund Country Coordinating Mechanism in Rwanda. Dr. Binagwaho has published on the subject of pediatric HIV/AIDS and mother-to-child transmission of HIV. She is a member of the editorial boards of Public Library of Science and Health and Human Rights: An International Journal (Harvard University). She co-chaired the Millennium Development Goal Project Task Force on HIV/AIDS and Access to Essential Medicines, under the leadership of Professor Jeffrey Sachs, for the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Dr. Binagwaho is a visiting lecturer at Harvard University. She is a pediatrician specializing in Emergency Pediatrics and the treatment of HIV/AIDS in children and adults, and serves as Chair of the Rwandan Paediatric Society.
