Dirceu Greco

Dirceu Greco is Professor Emeritus of Infectious Diseases and Bioethics at the School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) in Brazil. He received his MD degree and this PhD from UFMG, with further specialization in Clinical Immunology at State University of New York, Buffalo and the University of London, England. He has frequently acted as temporary advisor to many national/international institutions, such as the Brazilian AIDS Programme, WHO, UNITAID, UNAIDS, UNICEF, UNESCO, CIOMS, the United States Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues and World Medical Association. He is member (2018-2021) and currently one of the vice-Chairs of UNESCO’s (Paris) International Bioethics Commission (IBC) and Chair of the Brazilian Society of Bioethics (2017-2019). He directed (2010-2013) the Department of STD, AIDS and Viral Hepatitis (Ministry of Health, Brazil).