The Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent and its Member Biographies updated 11 January
Interesting biographies about current and previous members of the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
Interesting biographies about current and previous members of the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
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M.D. Massimo Barra<br />
2007-<br />
M.D. Massimo Barra is a current member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>St<strong>and</strong>ing</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> since his re-election in<br />
December 2015. Previously he served as Vice-Chairman <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>St<strong>and</strong>ing</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> from<br />
2007 to 2009 <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>n as Chairman from 2009 to 20<strong>11</strong>. Before joining <strong>the</strong> <strong>St<strong>and</strong>ing</strong><br />
<strong>Commission</strong>, M.D. Barra was National President <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Italian <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> since 2005. He first<br />
joined <strong>the</strong> Italian <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> in 1961 as a volunteer <strong>and</strong> has held numerous o<strong>the</strong>r positions<br />
during <strong>the</strong> interim. Internationally, M.D. Barra has also held several positions within <strong>the</strong><br />
Movement. He was Vice-President <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> IFRC for Europe (2004-2005), Chairman <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Development <strong>Commission</strong> (2005-2007) <strong>and</strong> President <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> European Network on HIV/AIDS<br />
(1998-2003), amongst o<strong>the</strong>rs. Outside <strong>the</strong> Movement, he has been <strong>the</strong> Head <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 2 nd Ward<br />
<strong>of</strong> Maddona del Tufo Hospital in Rome (1986-2005), a Board <strong>Member</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Global Fund<br />
(2003-2004) <strong>and</strong> Co-Chairman <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Rome Consensus for Humanitarian Drug Policy since<br />
2007. He was one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> first medical doctors to take care <strong>of</strong> drug users in Italy: he started<br />
his activity at <strong>the</strong> Centre for Social Diseases in Rome in 1974 <strong>and</strong> 2 years later, he founded<br />
Villa Maraini, a Foundation assisting drug users which he directed for more than 30 years. 125<br />
125 Italian <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong><br />
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