Alfonso Silva-Santisteban

Class of 2023

Alfonso Silva-Santisteban is a physician and epidemiologist who directs the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Sexuality, AIDS and Society at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru. His research focuses on HIV prevention, human rights of transgender people and, recently, on migration health. He has worked in several countries of Latin America consulting with United Nations agencies such as the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). He is also a photographer and collaborates with media in Peru and Argentina.

Clippings

  • 2023
  • News Decoder

Scientists and social activists work to fight AIDS together

  • 2023
  • News Decoder

Police pushback against protesters in Peru

  • 2023
  • The Toronto Star

They built a home on land they thought was safe. Then came the mudslide — and a glimpse into the future of our vulnerable megacities

  • 2023
  • Think Global Health

Changing Drug Use in Colombia and Peru

  • 2023
  • CIUT 89.5 FM

THE HOME SHOW (PART TWO)

  • 2023
  • CIUT 89.5 FM

THE HOME SHOW (PART ONE)

  • 2023
  • News Decoder

Trans rights becomes a life and death issue in Peru

  • 2023
  • CBC
  • CBC News
  • The World This Weekend

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