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M.D. Massimo Barra<br />
2007-<br />
M.D. Massimo Barra is a current member of the Standing Commission since his re-election in<br />
November 2011. Previously he served as Vice-Chairman of the Standing Commission from<br />
2007 to 2009 and then as Chairman from 2009 to 2011. Before joining the Standing<br />
Commission, M.D. Barra was National President of the Italian Red Cross since 2005. He first<br />
joined the Italian Red Cross in 1961 as a volunteer and has held numerous other positions<br />
during the interim. Internationally, M.D. Barra has also held several positions within the<br />
Movement. He was Vice-President of the IFRC for Europe (2004-2005), Chairman of the<br />
Development Commission (2005-2007) and President of the European Network on HIV/AIDS<br />
(1998-2003), amongst others. Outside the Movement, he has been the Head of the 2 nd Ward<br />
of Maddona del Tufo Hospital in Rome (1986-2005), a Board Member of the Global Fund<br />
(2003-2004) and Co-Chairman of the Rome Consensus for Humanitarian Drug Policy since<br />
2007. He was one of the first medical doctors to take care of drug users in Italy: he started<br />
his activity at the Centre for Social Diseases in Rome in 1974 and 2 years later, he founded<br />
Villa Maraini, a Foundation assisting drug users which he directed for more than 30 years. 120<br />
120 Italian Red Cross<br />
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