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Victor Barbiero, PhD, MHS

Victor Barbiero is a Visiting Associate Professor in the Department of Global Health at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services.

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Contact Professor Barbiero at:
2175 K Street NW, Suite 810
Department of Global Health
School of Public Health and Health Services
The George Washington University
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: (202) 416-0097
Fax: (202) 416-0400
Email: vkb@gwu.edu

Professor Barbiero's commitment to international health began shortly after his graduation from college, when he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ethiopia, and it has continued for three decades. Until his retirement in 2005, Dr. Barbiero was Chief of the Implementation Support Division in the U.S. Agency for International Development's Office of HIV/AIDS, where was responsible for setting the technical and operational vision necessary to meet the agency's goals for HIV treatment, prevention and care. In that capacity, he was a liaison to government health agencies, to the donor community and to nongovernmental organizations.

Earlier assignments for USAID have taken him around the globe. In India, he directed USAID's Population, Health and Nutrition Program, and in East Africa he managed numerous initiatives designed to strengthen the health sector and food assistance programs, improve coordination with government and donor communities and promote effective ties between the NGO community and the public sector. Dr. Barbiero has also served as chief of USAID's Child Survival Division, where he provided strategic input to major technical efforts on childhood illness, micronutrient sufficiency and applied research. He has earned USAID's Meritorious Honor Award three times.

Education

Bachelor of Science (Biology and Chemistry), Mount Saint Mary's College, 1972
Master of Health Sciences (Tropical Medicine), Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, 1977
Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, 1982

Teaching

PubH 180, Public Health and Development, Department of Global Health
PubH 195, Case Studies in Public Health, SPHHS Interdepartmental Course
PubH 205, Policy Approaches to Public Health, SPHHS Interdepartmental Course
PubH 290, Millions Saved: Proven Success in Global Health, Department of Global Health
PubH 328, Program Design and Development, Department of Global Health

Research

Professor Barbiero's recent work has focused on creating and overseeing operational plans in Africa as part of the President's Expanded Plan for Emergency AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and on setting priorities and strategies for HIV/AIDS and family planning issues in the context of international development.

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