Victor Barbiero, PhD, MHS

Victor Barbiero is a Adjunct Professor in the Department of Global Health at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, and Peace Corps Country Director in Malawi.

• 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.

Departments

• Global Health

Institutes & Centers

• GW Center for Global Health

Publications

• HIV and Development - "A Question of Balance" - Letter to the 111th Congress of the United States of America.
  Barbiero, V. K., 2008. HIV and Development - "A Question of Balance" - Letter to the 111th Congress of the United States of America. Plos Medicine. Submitted.
• Global Health for Undergraduates - "We Are Not Alone".
  Barbiero, V. K., 2008. Global Health for Undergraduates - "We Are Not Alone". . American Journal of Preventive Medicine: 35(3):269-272:08.
• HIV/AIDS and Development - A Question of Balance.
  Barbiero, V. K., 2008. HIV/AIDS and Development - A Question of Balance. Presented at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC, February 6, 2008.
• Health and Service - A New Paradigm for the Uniformed Corps.
  Barbiero, V. K., 2008. Health and Service - A New Paradigm for the Uniformed Corps. Presented at the National Defense University Africa Leaders Conference. Crystal City, VA, February 7, 2008.
• USAID/Tanzania - Practical Options for Saving Mother's Lives - "Wapi, Lini?? - Hapa, Sasa Hivi!!" - (Where, When?? - Here, Now!!).
  Barbiero, V. K., 2007. Maternal Health Strategy - USAID/Tanzania - Practical Options for Saving Mother's Lives - "Wapi, Lini?? - Hapa, Sasa Hivi!!" - (Where, When?? - Here, Now!!). USAID/Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, November, 2007, 49pp (draft)
• HIV/AIDS Situation and Response Assessment.
  Barbiero, V. K., 2007. HIV/AIDS Situation and Response Assessment. USAID/Monrovia, August, 2007, 107pp.
• Urban Health – An Inevitable Epidemiologic Imperative.
  Barbiero, V. K., 2007. Urban Health – An Inevitable Epidemiologic Imperative. In Global Urban Poverty – Setting the Agenda. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; pp 189-203.
• HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment in Liberia "Possibilities Not Problems - Catching Up After 15 Years"
  Barbiero, V. K., 2007. HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment in Liberia "Possibilities Not Problems - Catching Up After 15 Years" Draft Concept Paper for USAID HIV/AIDS Support; USAID/Monrovia, 16pp.
• Communicable Diseases.
  Barbiero, V. K., 2007. Communicable Diseases. Chapter for Textbook: Chapter 11 in The Essentials of Global Health; 24pp.
• Tanzania country 5-year strategy - "Moving Forward Together" - a five-year HIV/AIDS strategy for Tanzania
  US Government Tanzania Team for the Presiden's Expanded Plan for Emergency AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Tanzania country 5-year strategy - "Moving Forward Together" - a five-year HIV/AIDS strategy for Tanzania. Washington: US Agency for International Development; 2005.
• Kenya country operational plan
  US Government Kenya Team for the President's Expanded Plan for Emergency AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Kenya country operational plan. Washington: US Agency for International Development; 2004.
• Tanzania country operational plan
  US Government Tanzania Team for the President's Expanded Plan for Emergency AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Tanzania country operational plan. Washington: US Agency for International Development; 2004.
• Nigeria country operational plan
  US Government Nigeria Team for the President's Expanded Plan for Emergency AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Nigeria country operational plan. Washington: US Agency for International Development; 2004
• Uganda country operational plan FY 2004
  US Government Uganda Team for the President's Expanded Plan for Emergency AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Uganda country operational plan FY 2004. Washington: US Agency for International Development; 2004
• HIV/AIDS strategy, USAID/India
  Barbiero VK, Pick B, Cortez C, Clay R, Moskov B, Kapur S, et al. HIV/AIDS strategy, USAID/India. Washington: US Agency for International Development; 2004 Feb.
• Annual program statement for abstinence, and being faithful for youth
  Conly S, Barbiero VK. Annual program statement for abstinence, and being faithful for youth. Washington: Global Health Bureau, US Agency for International Development; 2003.
• Annual program statement for orphans and vulnerable children
  Sussman L, Barbiero VK, Mcdermott P. Annual program statement for orphans and vulnerable children. Washington: Global Health Bureau, US Agency for International Development; 2003.
• Program guidelines for the implementation of the President's emergency plan for AIDS relief
  Dybul M, Cunnane R, Kirkland JR, Barbiero VK, et. al. Program guidelines for the implementation of the President's emergency plan for AIDS relief. Washington: US Agency for International Development; 2003.
• Population, health and nutrition in India - A USAID perspective
  Barbiero VK. Population, health and nutrition in India - A USAID perspective. Briefing for Ambassador Jack Chow and Assistant Secretary of State John Turner; 2003 Jul 9; Washington, DC.
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