UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé met with students and staff during a visit to the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, United States of America, on 15 September.

During an open dialogue in the school’s Sheldon Hall, Mr Sidibé and the Dean of the school, Michael Klag, joined with students, faculty, researchers, global health leaders and alumni to discuss global health, systems for health, leaving no one behind and social justice. Mr Sidibé expressed his concerns about the fragmented global health system and introduced his vision of systems for health that engage all relevant constituencies, including civil society, governments and scientists, and a global health financing institution that goes beyond HIV, tuberculosis and malaria. In addition, he said, there is an urgent need for an instrument for global health advocacy and accountability. 

The visit also saw Mr Sidibé meet with a group of Sommer Scholars to discuss their future contributions to global public health and with members of the Johns Hopkins University Center for AIDS Research.