Papers of Professor Peter Piot

Title

Papers of Professor Peter Piot

Description

The school’s former Director, his archives contains his epidemiological fieldwork in sub-Saharan Africa on HIV/AIDS and the Ebola Virus and his later international role as the Executive-Director of UNAIDS, 1996-2008. They provide access to one of the world’s leading agencies in fighting HIV/AIDS and document significant developments within Piot’s tenure, such as UNAIDS’ establishment, the Doha Declaration on AIDS (2001) and the formation of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

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Contributor

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Type

Collection

Date

2025

Subject

History of Medicine

LGBTQ+ History

Period

20th Century

Geographical Area

Britain and Ireland

Africa

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This item was submitted on October 24, 2025 by [anonymous user] using the form “Contribution” on the site “History Day”: https://exhibitions.london.ac.uk/s/history-day-discover-collections