Dr. Othoman Mellouk is the intellectual property and access to medicines/diagnostics lead at the International Treatment Preparedness Coalition. Othoman previously worked at Association de Lutte Contre le Sida in Morocco, where he participated in the development of the first prevention program targeting men having sex with men in the Middle East and North Africa. He is one of the most active advocates for access to treatment in the MENA region with a particular focus on the question of intellectual property rights and their effect on access to treatment. He has also served at WHO’s Strategic and Technical Advisory Committee on HIV.