IAVI Board member Wafaa El-Sadr honored

IAVI heartily congratulates Wafaa El-Sadr, M.D., M.P.H., M.P.A., founder and global director of ICAP, and IAVI Board of Directors member since 2022. On April 25, 2023, El-Sadr was honored by the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health at their Centennial Gala for her invaluable impact on global health.

El-Sadr and Betsy Williams, member of the Mailman School Board of Advisors, at the Centennial Gala. Credit: Bruce Gilbert

El-Sadr started her career as an infectious disease physician working at Harlem Hospital in New York when the HIV epidemic was at its height in the United States. She applied her medical degree from Cairo University and innovative models of care she learned in Egypt to effectively respond to HIV/AIDS in the community. El-Sadr became a dedicated leader in the global fight against HIV as well as an innovator in creating effective strategies for confronting various global health challenges.

IAVI is honored to have an expert and visionary such as Wafaa El-Sadr on our Board of Directors.

IAVI president and CEO Mark Feinberg, M.D., Ph.D., said, “Wafaa El-Sadr is indeed a global health legend, and we are so fortunate to have her as a partner and friend.”

To learn more about El-Sadr’s journey, watch this video tribute featuring luminaries in global health praising her commitment to science and public health over the years.