Advocates Archive - W

[please choose the first initial of the Advocate's last name]

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 

Roy Wadia
Vancouver, BC, Canada
IRMA Steering Committee Member

Roy joined IRMA in 2006 after seeing a major gap in the realm of microbicide development – especially rectal microbicides.

He believes that at the heart of the matter lies a general global reluctance on the part of governments, politicians, medical practitioners, and the public to acknowledge the reality that anal sex is an issue that must be focused on when talking about STI/HIV prevention. After years of neglect, Roy thinks that the time is ripe for the matter to be tackled in an open, honest way that will not only advance with development of a rectal microbicide, but address the stigma and discrimination associated with the issue as well.

Global affairs are a strong interest of Roy’s, specifically public health communications. He began his professional life as a journalist in Bombay, India where he was born and raised; spent 12 years in TV news at CNN International in the US; moved to public health communications at the World Health Organization in Beijing, China; and currently is Communications Director at the British Columbia Center for Disease Control in Vancouver, Canada.

In Roy’s free time he devours classical music (mostly opera), attempts to read some of the hundreds of books he’s collected, and spends as much time as possible with his amazingly supportive partner of 20+ years, Alan.

“Developing a rectal microbicide is a way of empowering our fellow human beings to act in a responsible, safe way to protect themselves and their loved ones.”
[Posted September 2009]