Georgia News(Week 10) - New CARE President

According to a recent article, Dr. Helene Gayle, "a former top official at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta," will take over CARE USA, an "Atlanta-based humanitarian agency." The article also mentions that Gayle is the first female and African-American to head the agency, one with "poverty-fighting programs in more than 70 countries." Gayle has experience in various areas, spending 17 years at the CDC and directing "an HIV, TB and Reproductive Health Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle." Gayle, according to the article, plans to take her position at CARE in the spring, replacing former CARE president Peter D. Bell. Bell seems confident in his replacement, stating that "'[he] will be leaving CARE in excellent hands.'" Gayle, according to the article, is a "leading AIDS expert," best known for changing the common stereotype of the past that AIDS was a disease strictly affecting gay white men. With all of her credentials, Gayle seems like an adequately qualified replacement for Bell. Her knowledge should help improve the quality of CARE's offerings, especially offerings/aid to countries afflicted with AIDS.

Link: http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/1205/02care.html