Dr Angeli Achrekar

Dr. Angeli Achrekar is a prominent public health official and the deputy executive director of the programme branch at the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). With extensive experience in global health initiatives, she has been instrumental in addressing HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention programs worldwide. Recently, she has been vocal about the detrimental effects of funding cuts by the Trump administration on critical HIV services, warning that these disruptions could result in significant increases in new HIV infections and jeopardize years of progress in the fight against the virus.