Advisory Board

Role of Advisory Board

The SHIELD Advisory Board provides strategic guidance, policy insight, and alignment with national and European priorities to ensure the project’s activities deliver sustainable and impactful results across Member Countries. The Advisory Board plays a key role in strengthening SHIELD’s long‑term impact and in supporting the translation of project results into sustainable policy and practice at national and European levels.

  1. 1.
    Advises on strategic direction and priorities
  2. 2.
    Ensures alignment with EU health policies, including Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan
  3. 3.
    Supports synergies with other European initiatives and Joint Actions
  4. 4.
    Provides expertise across cancer prevention, infectious diseases, etc.

Advisory Board Members

The Advisory Board brings together representatives from leading European and global health organisations, including the WHO Regional Office for Europe. Their expertise and guidance play a critical role in ensuring that the SHIELD Project remains aligned with its mission, objectives, and long-term goals.

Rui Medeiros

Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL)

ECL representative in the Board of Directors at the European Cancer Organization

Ganna Dovbakh

Eurasian Harm Reduction Network (EHRA)

Executive Director

Christoph Boesecke

European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS)

Vice President

Luís Mendão

European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG) - Deputy

Director General

Patrizia Carrieri

European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL)

Member of the EASL Policy Public Health and Advocacy Committee

Anastasia Pharris

European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)

Principal Expert Communicable Disease Prevention and Control/ Group Leader SDG Targeted Diseases

Katrin Schiffer

European Harm Reduction Network (C-EHRN)

Director

Jürgen Rockstroh

EuroTEST Initiative

Chair

Iacopo Baussano

International Agency for Re-search on Cancer (IARC)

Scientist in the Early Detection, Prevention, and Infections (EPR) Branch at IARC and leader of the Public Health Decision Modelling Team

Stela Bivol

WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Euro)

Regional Adviser, HIV, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs),Pandemic threats, Communicable Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance Programme

Roberta Pastore

WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Euro)

Team Lead, Immunization Systems Strengthening, Vaccine-preventable Diseases and Immunization Programme

Brett Janson Craig

WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Euro)

Technical Officer Immunization Equity, Vaccine-preventable Diseases and Immunization Programme.

Cary James

World Hepatitis Hepatitis Alliance

Chief Executive

Juliana Azevedo de Sá

European Cancer Organisation

Policy Officer