Dr. Annemiek de Ruiter has been caring for patients with HIV in London since 1987 and as a consultant physician at Guy’s & St Thomas’ hospital since 1994. She has specialised in the care of women with HIV, in particular the prevention of HIV transmission in pregnancy and has lectured widely on the subject. She led the British HIV Association Pregnancy guidelines from 2008 to 2014. She joined ViiV Healthcare as a Senior Global Medical Director in 2016 and became Head of Global Medical Sciences in 2018. She continues to see HIV patients approximately one day a week as well as delivering lectures worldwide regarding the psycho-social challenges that continue to face many women living with HIV.