Members

HIV Outcomes President

John Bowis is the President of HIV Outcomes and served as former UK Minister for Health (1992-1996) and Transport (1996-1997) as well as member of the British Parliament (1987-1997). He then became a member of the European Parliament (1999-2009), where he worked on files such as Cross Border Health, Neglected Diseases and Mental Health. An Oxford University graduate, Mr. Bowis has advised institutions such as the World Health Organisation and is board member of GAMIAN Europe, the European Institute of Health, and Maastricht University European Health Faculty, among others.

MEP Champions

Dr. Vytenis Andriukaitis is HIV Outcomes’ MEP Champion and the WHO Special Envoy for the European Region. He practiced as cardiac surgeon for 20 years and was a member (and Deputy Speaker) of the Lithuanian Parliament for six terms. He is the co-author of the Independence Act of Lithuania and of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania. Vytenis Andriukaitis was Minister for Health in Lithuania for two years and then became European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety in 2014 until 2019.

Tomislav Sokol became a HIV Outcomes MEP Champion in 2024. He is a health law expert, lecturer and former Deputy Minister of Science and Education in Croatia, where he also served as a Member of Parliament. In 2019, Mr Sokol was elected to the European Parliament, where he became a leading voice for cross-border European healthcare policies and led negotiations on the European Health Data Space.

HIV Outcomes Co-Chairs

Mario Cascio has been living with HIV for over 40 years. He is a founding and current board member of NPS Italia APS, the first Italian network of people with HIV, and chairs the Quality of Life Programme at the European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG). Mario is also a founding member of iCOPe HIV, the International Coalition of Older People living with HIV, advocating for the unique needs of ageing and older individuals with HIV.

Caroline Sabin is Professor of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology at University College London (UCL). She has been closely affiliated with some of the largest cohorts and cohort collaborations in the HIV field such as the UK Collaborative HIV Cohort Study, the D:A:D Study and the Pharmacokinetic Observations in PeoPle over fiftY (POPPY) study in England and Ireland. Beyond her professorship, Caroline directs the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Blood-Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at UCL and is a Trustee of the British HIV Association. Caroline Sabin has an extensive publication history and serves as co-Editor-in-Chief of HIV Medicine.

HIV Outcomes Steering Group Members

Prof. Caroline Sabin, University College London (Co-Chair)
Mario Cascio, NPS Italia APS (Italian network of people living with HIV) (Co-Chair)
Prof. Antonella d’Arminio Monforte, University of Milan
Chiva, represented by Amanda Ely
European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG), represented by Magdalena Ankiersztejn-Bartczak
National AIDS Trust (NAT), represented by James Cole
Dr Nicoletta Policek, UK Community Advisory Board and HIV Outcomes UK Co-Chair
Dr. Mariana Mărdărescu, National Institute of Infectious Diseases “Prof. Dr. Matei Balş” and HIV Outcomes Romania Co-Chair
Nikos Dedes, Positive Voice (Greek association for people living with HIV)
ŠKUC-Magnus, represented by Miran Solinc
Industry, represented by Andrea Zanaglio (Gilead Sciences), Rhon Reynolds (ViiV Healthcare) and Silas Holland (Merck Sharp & Dohme)

HIV Outcomes General Members

Adhara Asociación VIH/SIDA (ADHARA), represented by Diego García and Alejandro Bertó Morán
AFEW International, represented by Yuliya van Polanen
AIDS Action Europe, represented by Ferenc Bagyinszky
Prof. Alan Winston–Okeefe, Imperial College London
Prof. Anna Mia Ekström, Karolinska Instituet
Prof. Aoife Cotte, University College Dublin
Dr. Carmina Rodriguez Fumaz, Hospital Universitari German Trias i Pujol
Dr Carol Emerson, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Dr. Casper Rokx, Erasmus MC
Dr. Christoph Spinner, Technical University Munich
Dr. Constantinos Protopapas, Attikon University Hospital
Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network (C-EHRN), represented by Roberto Pérez-Gayo
Dr. Diana Barger, Université de Clermont-Auvergn
DIA+LOGS, represented by Agita Sēja
East Europe & Central Asia Union of People Living With HIV (ECUO), represented by Vladimir Zhovtyak
Dr. Ellen Moseholm, University of Copenhagen
Eurasian Harm Reduction Association, represented by Igor Gordon
European Sex Workers’ Rights Alliance (ESWA), represented by represented by Sabrina Sanchez
Dr. Fabienne Marcellin, French Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM)
GAMIAN-Europe, represented by Nigel Olisa
Georg Behrens, Hannover Medical School
Prof. Giovanni Guaraldi, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE)
Grupo de Ativistas em Tratamentos (GAT Portugal), represented by Luis Mendão
Ian Jackson, NHS England
Dr Jade Ghosn, Hôpital Bichat Claude-Bernard, Paris
Prof. Jeffrey Lazarus, ISGlobal
Dr Katharina Grassmeier-Pfistershammer, Medical University of Vienna
Kevin Moody, Amsterdam University Medical Center
Prof. Kyriakos Souliotis, University of Peloponnese & Health Policy Institute
Prof. Lars E Eriksson, Karolinska Instituet
Dr. Lorraine Sherr, University College London
Prof. Dr. Marc van der Valk, HIV Monitoring Foundation and Amsterdam University Medical Center
Maryan Said, Norwegian Institute of Public Health and EATG member
Dr. Mojgan Hessamfar, Université de Bordeaux
National HIV Nurses Association (NHIVNA), represented by John McLuskey
National Union of Organizations of People Affected by HIV/AIDS (UNOPA), represented by Iulian Petre
Dr. Nina Ferencic, UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
One Voice Network, represented by Denis Onyango
PLWHA Albanian Association, represented by Olimbi Hoxhaj
Positiiviset Finland, represented by Sini Pasanen
Positively UK, represented by Silvia Petretti
Prof. Richard Harding, King’s College London
Prof. Raimonda Matulionytė, Vilnius University
Dr Robbie Lawlor, Dublin City University
Stéphan Vernhes, AIDES & Coalition PLUS
Supporting Women with HIV Information Network (SWIFT Network), represented by Yvonne Gilleece
Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), represented by Richard Angell
Trans United Europe, represented by Dinah de Riquet-Bons

HIV Outcomes Strategic Partners

European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS)
UNITE Global Parliamentarians Network (UNITE)

HIV Outcomes Observer Members

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
Fast Track Cities Europe
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)