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SAHARA has a Continental Advisory Board, which is its main governing body. It is supported by three regional Advisory Boards.
The role of the Continental Advisory Board is to: - provide strategic direction to SAHARA
- advise SAHARA on issues of HIV/AIDS research, priority research areas and ways to expand the network
- provide the latest expert knowledge on issues related to HIV/AIDS research which will inform present and future research projects.
Read the Terms of Reference of the Advisory Board. MembersThe current members of the Continental Advisory Board are: | Name | Country | Job Title
| Institution | Sector | | Ms Olayide Akanni | Nigeria
| Executive Director
| Journalists Against AIDS | Civil society
| | Dr David M. Allen | USA | Senior Program Officer, HIV/AIDS, TB, and Reproductive Health
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
| Donors and international organisations
| | Prof. Eric Buch | South Africa
| Health Advisor
| NEPAD Secretariat | Policy makers
| | Mrs Felicita Hikuam | South Africa | Global Programmes Manager
| World AIDS Campaign
| Civil society | | Mr Cheikh SB Kamara (Chairperson) | Mauritania | Consultant |
| Researchers | Mr Modibo Kane
| Mali | President
| RAP+ West Africa
| People living with HIV/AIDS
| | Prof. Dan Kaseje | Kenya | Vice-Chancellor | Great Lakes University of Kisumu
| Researchers | Dr Ariel R. King
| USA | President | Ariel Foundation International | Civil society | | Dr Okey Nwanyanwu | South Africa
| Chief of Party | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
| Donors and International Organisations | Prof. Obioma Nwaorgu
| Nigeria | | Global Health Awareness Research Foundation | Civil society | Prof. Adebayo Olukoshi
| Senegal
| Executive Secretary
| CODESRIA | Researchers
| Mr Mark Stirling
| South Africa
| Director
| UNAIDS Regional Support Team for East & Southern Africa
| Donors and International Organisations | Dr Ruth Tshabalala
| Swaziland | Director
| Siyanaka Health Centre
| Civil Society |
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