Dr. John Nkengasong, who has dedicated decades to HIV and AIDS work in Africa, is reflecting on his career intertwined with a U.S. program credited with transforming care.

In an interview with America, Dr. John N. Nkengasong praised the work of faith-based organizations in helping to implement the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, known as Pepfar.

Ambassador-at-Large John Nkengasong, who will lead the State Department's Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy, speaks to the press about the new agency.

In this episode of The CommonHealth Live! recorded in advance of World AIDS Day 2023, Katherine Bliss spoke with Ambassador John Nkengasong.

JOHN NKENGASONG: The number one lesson that I learned during my stay at the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as the pioneering director, was that international cooperation ...

John N. Nkengasong has been nominated by President Biden to be Ambassador-At-Large for Global Health Security and Diplomacy, Department of State. Nkengasong is currently the Ambassador-At-Large and ...

Ambassador-at-Large John Nkengasong, new head of the Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy at the State Department, speaks during the launch of the new bureau last August at the State ...

FILE - John Nkengasong, head of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, poses for a portrait on Aug. 29, 2023, in Washington.

FILE - John Nkengasong, head of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), speaks during an interview on Aug. 29, 2023, in Washington. Nkengasong spoke to The Associated Press ...

FILE – John Nkengasong, head of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, poses for a portrait on Aug. 29, 2023, in … FILE – John Nkengasong, head of the U.S ...