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For the first time, both positions will be filled by women </div>
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Appointments take effect at the end of the June Board meeting </div>
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<p>The Global Fund Board has appointed <span style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">Dr Nafsiah
Mboi</span>, Minister of Health in Indonesia, as the next Chair of the Board.
It has also appointed <span style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">Mireille Guigaz</span> as the next Vice-Chair. Ms Guigaz
currently represents France on the Board. Dr Mboi does not currently sit
on the Board. Both appointments are effective at the end of the 29<sup>th</sup> Board meeting in June 2013; the two terms will run until the end of the first Board meeting in 2015.</p>
<p>This will be the first time in the history of the Global Fund that both the Chair and the Vice-Chair of the Board are women.</p>
<p> Both Dr Mboi and Ms Guigaz will serve in their personal
capacities; they are required to be independent of any particular
constituency or bloc.</p>Before becoming Minister of Health, Dr Mboi was Secretary General of
the National AIDS Commission (NAC) in Indonesia, where she oversaw
planning, coordination and implementation of the national response to
HIV, and expanded the involvement of both government and civil society
organisations. <br><p>Originally trained as a pediatrician, Dr Nafsiah subsequently earned
an MPH degree. She served as a member of Indonesia's Parliament from
1992 to 1997. Internationally, she has served as Chair of the United
Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child and also as Director of the
Department of Gender and Women's Health at the World Health
Organization in Geneva.</p>In addition to being the representative of France on the Global Fund
Board, Ms Guigaz is the Ambassador for the fight against HIV and
communicable diseases for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In a
career devoted to issues of global health, development and human rights,
Mme Guigaz has served in numerous positions, including as France’s
Permanent Representative to the Food and Agriculture Organization. She
earned a PhD in medical law and health care economics at the University
of Lyon. She also earned a Master of law and political sciences from the
Institute of Political Studies of Lyon and a Master’s degree in
mediation from the Kurt Bösch Institute.<br><br>The Global Fund said that the handover between the outgoing and
incoming chairs and vice-chairs, which will take place in May and June,
will be carefully planned to ensure a smooth transition as the Fund
prepares for its important fourth replenishment.
<p><i>Some of the information for this article was taken from a Global Fund <a href="http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/mediacenter/newsreleases/2013-03-22_Global_Fund_Selects_its_Next_Board_Chair_and_Vice-Chair/" target="_blank">news release</a>. <a href="http://www.aidspan.org/gfo_article/next-chair-and-vice-chair-global-fund-board-appointed" target="_blank">http://www.aidspan.org/gfo_article/next-chair-and-vice-chair-global-fund-board-appointed</a></i></p>
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