Mark Dybul
School of Medicine
Mark Dybul is a professor in the Department of Medicine at the Medical Center and a senior advisor at the Center for Global Health Practice and Impact. He is a member of the Global Health Initiative faculty committee.
International activities include:
- Serves as chair and fellow with the Joep Lange Institute, which promotes and facilitates innovative models in global health.
- Was the executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria from January 2013 to May 2017.
- Served as the United States Global AIDS Coordinator from 2006 until the beginning of the Obama administration.
- Led the implementation of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the largest international health initiative in history for a single disease.
Participating in:
September 13, 2023
News: Scientific Advances and the End of Tuberculosis: A Report from the Lancet Commission on Tuberculosis
The Honorable Mark Dybul, professor in the Department of Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center and chief strategy officer of the Center for Global Health Practice and Impact, co-authored this report reviewing progress towards ending…
November 16, 2021
News: Georgetown Medical Professor and Immunologist Predicts There Will Be a Fully Vaccine-Resistant COVID Variant by the Spring
Mark Dybul (Georgetown University Medical Center, Center for Global Health Practice and Impact) was interviewed for an article in Forbes where he predicted that a vaccine-resistant strain of SARS-2-CoV would emerge soon, most likely by spring 2022.
August 6, 2021
News: Public Health Leaders Urge Private Sector to Create #COVIDSafeZones
Dr. Mark Dybul (Center for Global Health Practice and Impact) and colleagues signed a letter asking private businesses to help the fight against COVID-19 by incentivizing their employees to get vaccinated and implementing mask mandates in large…
August 2, 2021
News: Where a Vast Global Vaccination Program Went Wrong
In a recent New York Times article about obstacles in the COVAX program, Dr. Mark Dybul (Center for Global Health Practice and Impact) commented that manufactured vaccines would get "stuck" in the distribution phase without funding for local…
May 17, 2021
News: Amid Growing Pressure, Biden Announces Plans to Distribute More COVID-19 Vaccines Worldwide
Despite growing pressure to distribute more COVID-19 vaccines worldwide, Dr. Mark Dybul, professor and co-director of the Center for Global Health Practice and Impact, believes the United States is on track in its fight against the pandemic.
May 12, 2021
News: Dybul Contributes to Independent Panel Report on COVID-19 Response
The Independent Panel released its "COVID-19: Make it the Last Pandemic" report outlining why COVID-19 became a global health crisis and offering recommendations on curbing this pandemic and ensuring future outbreaks don't become catastrophic. Mark…
December 1, 2020
News: HIV: The Other Pandemic that We Must Cure
Mark Dybul, co-director of Georgetown University's Center for Global Health Practice and Impact, co-published a CNN article discussing the importance of planning for an HIV cure immediately, given that UNAIDS estimates the COVID-19 pandemic may set…
August 30, 2020
News: In a Health Crisis, Hope Can Be Reborn
Mark Dybul, a professor in the Department of Medicine and co-director of the Center for Global Health Practice and Impact, released an article on the Dallas Morning News describing how President George W. Bush's huge success in fighting the AIDS…
July 17, 2020
News: Supporting Communities of Practice – a Journey to Effective Problem-solving
Based on experience in Kenya and Eswatini, the LISTEN team at Georgetown's Center for Global Health Practice and Impact recently co-published "Supporting Communities of Practice – a Journey to Effective Problem-solving" on Gates Open Research. It…
June 30, 2020
News: Ignoring a Global Response to the Coronavirus Could Be Deadly
In a new Boston Globe article, "Ignoring a global response to the coronavirus could be deadly," Prof. Mark Dybul (Georgetown University Medical Center) and his co-authors discuss the importance of international collaboration to fight against…
June 30, 2020
News: Mark Dybul Addresses Pandemic Preparedness in Senate Foreign Relations Committee Testimony
Mark Dybul, co-director of the Center for Global Health Practice and Impact, discussed "COVID-19 and US International Pandemic Preparedness, Prevention and Response" during his testimony before a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on…
April 23, 2020
News: New White Paper: "COVID-19: A Global Pandemic Demands a Global Response"
SARS-CoV-2, a novel coronavirus that jumped from bats to humans, has caused the COVID-19 pandemic, the worst global health crisis in a century. That crisis, in turn, is wreaking economic havoc that could dwarf the Great Depression. Top global health…
March 26, 2020
News: COVID-19: Now Is the Time to Create the Future We Want
Mark Dybul and Deus Bazira, co-directors of the Center for Global Health Practice and Impact, say America should lead the world in creating the systems and organizations required to overcome COVID-19.
February 4, 2020
Making Change: The Role of People, Data, Science, and Policy in the Global Fight Against HIV Event
Dr. Hank Tomlinson, director of the Division of Global HIV & TB (DGHT) came to Georgetown to speak about the U.S. Government's efforts to address HIV .
The U.S. Government's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through its Division of…
March 19, 2019
Combating Epidemics in a New Global Health Landscape Event
The UN’s goal of eliminating AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 positions the global health community at a pivotal moment, riding the successes of antiretroviral treatments and combating the remaining gaps in care. Dr. Mark Dybul discussed what…
Vice President of Botswana Discusses Opportunities for Global Health Partnership with Georgetown University Feature
For nearly six decades, the Botswana Democratic Party governed the country, making Botswana the continent’s longest uninterrupted multiparty democracy.
That changed in the 2024 national elections, when the Umbrella for Democratic Change coalition, led…
April 23, 2020
COVID-19: A Global Pandemic Demands a Global Response Publication
Top global health experts lay out a global response to the COVID-19 pandemic in a white paper released on April 23, 2020. Several members of the Global Health Initiative faculty committee are principal or contributing authors.
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Combating Epidemics in a New Global Health Landscape Video
The UN’s goal of eliminating AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 positions the global health community at a pivotal moment, riding the successes of antiretroviral treatments and combating the remaining gaps in care. Dr. Mark Dybul discussed what…