Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1998. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.
 |
The Associated Press; September 3, 1998
Mann, 51, was dean of Allegheny University of the Health Sciences' School of Public Health in Philadelphia, formerly known as Hahnemann University Hospital.
Mann resigned in December from Harvard University's School of Public Health, where he was a professor of international health and epidemiology. He was also director of Harvard's Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center of Health and Human Rights.
The Boston native headed the WHO's AIDS program from 1986 until 1990, when he resigned amid a bitter clash with Hiroshi Nakajima, then WHO's director-general. Nakajima's attitude "completely paralyzed our efforts," Mann said then.
"It's a terrific loss for the whole AIDS community because his name and voice are very familiar to anybody who works on this issue," Larry Kessler, executive director of the AIDS Action Committee of Boston, said of Mann's death.
"I think his only regret was that he could never find enough money worldwide that would make a big enough dent in this epidemic," he said.
Mary-Lou Clements-Mann, who was with her husband on the plane, also was a noted AIDS researcher who taught at Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health. She was working on developing AIDS vaccines.
Mann had intended as a medical student to become an eye doctor, but fast became interested in public health when he went to New Mexico after graduation to work for the Centers for Disease Control. Two years later, in 1977, he moved to the state's public health department and held various positions, including state epidemiologist. He stayed in New Mexico for 10 years and was credited with helping control bubonic plague there.
After that, Mann said he needed a change and took an offer to spend a year in Zaire setting up an AIDS research facility under the auspices of the WHO.
A memorial observance was scheduled for today, Leclair said.
980903
AP980902
Copyright © 1998 - Associated Press. Reproduction of this article (other than one copy for personal reference) must be cleared through the AP Permissions Desk.
AEGiS is made possible through unrestricted grants from Boehringer Ingelheim, Bridgestone/Firestone Charitable Trust, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Elton John AIDS Foundation, the National Library of Medicine, and donations from users like you. Always watch for outdated information. This article first appeared in 1998. This material is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between you and your doctor.
AEGiS presents published material, reprinted with permission and neither endorses nor opposes any material. All information contained on this website, including information relating to health conditions, products, and treatments, is for informational purposes only. It is often presented in summary or aggregate form. It is not meant to be a substitute for the advice provided by your own physician or other medical professionals. Always discuss treatment options with a doctor who specializes in treating HIV.
Copyright ©1980, 1998. AEGiS. All materials appearing on AEGiS are protected by copyright as a collective work or compilation under U.S. copyright and other laws and are the property of AEGiS, or the party credited as the provider of the content. .