Gabriele Fischer
, MD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Katya Burns, PhD Presentation: English Russian
Olena Stryzhak, Head, Cherkasy branch, All Ukrainian Network of PLWH, Cherkasy, Ukraine Presentation: English Russian
Sergii Dvoriak, MD, Director, Ukrainian Institute on Public Health Policy, Kyiv, Ukraine Presentation: English Russian
Burhanov Sabir, MD, Osh Clinic, Osh, Kyrgyzstan Presentation: English Russian
Tomasz Niemiec, MD, PhD, Prof.Obst/Gyn, Head, Department of Reproductive Health, Research Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Poland Presentation: English Russian
Emilis Subata, MD, Associated Professor of Vilnius University Psychiatry Clinics; Director of Vilnius Centre for Addictive Disorders, Vilnius, Lithuania Presentation: English Russian
Simultaneous translation into English and Russian will be provided.
Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation (San Francisco), UNICEF and the University College London Institute of Child Health are the main organizers of the satellite. We pleased to have the financial support of Constella Futures, Open Society Institute, RTI International, and Pangaea.
Special Presentation - Monday, August 4, 3:00 to 4:00pm, Reception to follow
The Yunnan Model: An HIV/IDU Continuum of Care
Director Wang will speak about ongoing HIV prevention and treatment programs in Yunnan Province in the People's Republic of China spanning urban and rural populations, with special focus on Yunnan's comprehensive programs for care and support for injection drug users. Yunnan Province has the highest number of reported cases and estimated HIV infections in China, and has given high priority to establishing an effective response.
Presenter:
Mr. Wang Yunsheng, Director, Comprehensive Management Division, Yunnan Provincial Bureau of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control
Camino Real Hotel,
Mariano Escobedo 700
Col. Anzures, Mexico D.F. 115990
Phone: (011 52 55) 5 263-8888
Transportation between the conference center and the hotel: A special shuttle bus will depart at 2:00 pm from the shuttle bus pick up and drop off point at the conference site and return from the hotel to the conference site at 5pm.
RSVP to Mariette Peeters at mpeeters@pgaf.org or 415-581-7005.
Satellite Session – Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 6:30 to 8:30pm
Integrating HIV prevention, care and treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: The testing and scaling up of intervention models involving women and youth
This session will bring together researchers and HIV experts working in Eastern and Southern Africa to discuss the development evaluation, and scaling up of novel approaches that integrate HIV prevention, care and treatment. Special emphasis is given to innovative programs designed to meet the needs of women and youth.
Chair:
Nancy S. Padian, PhD, Director, Women’s Global Health Imperative, RTI International, San Francisco
Speakers/Panelists
Stefano Bertozzi, PhD, Director, Division of Health Economics and Policy, Instituto Nactional de Salud Publica,Cuernavaca, Mexico
Megan Dunbar, DrPH, Public Health Scientist, WGHI, RTI International, San Francisco Presentation
Eric Goosby, MD, CEO/CMO, Pangea Global AIDS Foundation, San Francisco
Japhet Killewo, PhD, Professor, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Presentation
Imelda Muhaka-Mudekunye, Bsc, Project Director, SHAZ! (Shaping the Health of Adolescents in Zimbabwe), Harare, Zimbabwe Presentation
Wendee Wechsberg, PhD, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC Presentation