Ward Cates

Willard Cates Jr. (November 16, 1942 – March 17, 2016) was an American epidemiologist and public health advocate known for his work on HIV/AIDS and women's health. In 1974, he began working at the Epidemic Intelligence Service of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), where he researched the epidemiology of abortion. He served as director of the CDC's Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases from 1982 to 1992. In 1994, he began working at FHI 360, where he became president of the Institute for Family Health in 1998.[1][2] He was a member of the Institute of Medicine and served as president of both the Society for Epidemiologic Research and the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals.[3]

Ward Cates
Born(1942-11-16)November 16, 1942
Rye, New York, US
DiedMarch 17, 2016(2016-03-17) (aged 73)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, US
EducationYale University MD, MPH
SpouseJoan Roberts Cates
Children
  • Deborah Cates Knighton
  • Sarah Cates Parker
Scientific career
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References
  1. Snyder, Alison (April 2016). "Willard Cates, Jr". The Lancet. 387 (10027): 1506. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30136-2. PMID 27115969.
  2. Cohen, Myron S.; Aral, Sevgi O. (July 2016). "Ward Cates: A Life Well Lived". Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 43 (7): 469–470. doi:10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000469. ISSN 0148-5717. S2CID 77855068.
  3. "FHI 360 mourns the death of Willard (Ward) Cates Jr. - international leader in reproductive health and HIV prevention research Ward, as he was known to friends and family, made major breakthroughs in the treatment of HIV, especially in the treatments used in Africa. He became a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Royal Academy of Medicine (UK)". FHI 360. 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2020-12-10.


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