Charles Holmes

Charles Holmes is Professor of Medicine and Faculty Co-Director of the Center for Global Health Practice and Impact at Georgetown University Medical Center. He serves as an advisor to the World Health Organization, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and multiple governments. He previously served as PEPFAR’s Chief Medical Officer and Deputy U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator in the Department of State during the Obama administration, and as CEO of CIDRZ, where he is now on the Board of Directors.

 

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A person with HIV/AIDS is helped to his bedroom by caregivers from a community home-based care team visiting him at his home in Matero township on the outskirts of Lusaka, Zambia on April 17, 2012. The picture shows the torso of a man wearing a loose-fitting light blue shirt being helped by two other people. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi
Governance

A Global Imperative for Local Support

by Charles Holmes

The novel coronavirus pandemic raises the stakes for strengthening local partners and capacity to deliver health care

Average level of preparation of the health system capacities for responding to an infectious epidemic, as measured by Joint External Evaluations of national progress in meeting targets of the International Health Regulations. Photo shows a map of Africa with different countries colored one of four colors according to the data. GIDA/Georgetown Infectious Disease Atlas
Governance

Africa is not Starting from Scratch on COVID-19

by Charles Holmes, Matthew Boyce, Rebecca Katz

Success against coronavirus will require national leadership, engaged local responders, and strong cooperation with NGOs