The French National AIDS & Viral Hepatitis Council (CNS) is comprised of 26 members, including the President, exercising their duties for 5 years, with their appointments renewable once. Their services are voluntary. The current composition of the council comprises:
Patrick YENI, President of the French National AIDS & Hepatitis Council
Five figures, representing the key areas of philosophy and spirituality, are chosen by the President of France:
Bruno CAZIN
Christiane COUDRIER
Samir HAMAMAH
Georgia ROEHRICH
Liliane VANA
One member of the Assemblée nationale and one member of the Sénat chosen by the Presidents of both institutions:
Jean-Louis TOURAINE, député de la 3e circonscription du Rhône
Christine BONFANTI-DOSSAT, sénatrice de Lot-et-Garonne
Twelve qualified figures designated by decree of the Prime Minister, nominated by the Minister for Health, including:
– Four figures chosen for their ability to tackle the social consequences of development of the diseases:
Philippe ARTIÈRES
Pierre-Yves GEOFFARD
Sandrine MUSSO
Marie PRÉAU
– Four figures chosen for their expertise or experience in the associative field of the fight against AIDS & Hepatitis:
Jean-Pierre COUTERON
Hugues FISCHER
Pascal MELIN
Marie SUZAN-MONTI
– Four figures chosen for their expertise in healthcare, epidemiology and research:
Cécile GOUJARD
Gilles RAGUIN, Vice-president of the CNS
Christine ROUZIOUX
Christine SILVAIN
A figure chosen by the President of the French Economic and Social Council:
Michel CHASSANG
One member of the French National Consultative Ethics Committee on Health and Life Sciences, chosen by its president:
Mounira AMOR-GUĒRET
One figure chosen by the President of the French National Union of Family Associations:
Thierry FOULQUIER-GAZAGNES
One figure chosen by the Defender of Rights:
Carine FAVIER
One figure chosen by the President of the French National Medical Association:
(Pending nomination)
One figure chosen by the President of the French Data Protection Authority:
Alexandre LINDEN
Also find the members of the CNS’s declarations of competing interests, on the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health’s website.