We are pleased to invite you to the following presentations by Futures Group, our project implementing partners, and in-country counterparts.
SATELLITE SESSIONS
JULY 22, 2012: 11:15am-13:15pm
A Reason to Celebrate: What Works for Women and Girls - Evidence for HIV/AIDS Interventions
Join us to celebrate the launch of the updated, award-winning website What Works for Women & Girls: Evidence for HIV/AIDS Interventions. Come learn about what's new in what works for women and girls; how others are utilizing the resource and how it can be useful in your work.
JULY 22, 2012: 1:30pm-3:30pm
No “Getting to Zero AIDS” Without Scale-Up of Stigma Reduction
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) at National Institutes of Health are co-sponsoring this satellite addressing the urgent need to reduce stigma and discrimination in order to improve access and retention in prevention, care, and treatment programs; uphold human rights; and improve the lives of people affected by HIV. In addition to NIMH, co-sponsors are the Health Policy Project, the International AIDS Society, UNAIDS, and the Stigma Action Network.
JULY 25, 2012: 6:30pm-8:30pm
Robert Carr Memorial Lecture: “Getting to Zero Bullshit: Calling HIV-related Stigma what it is: Racism, Classism, Misogyny, Homophobia, Elitism”
In May 2011, Dr. Robert Carr, a tireless leader in the AIDS response passed away. Robert worked for many years to find genuine solutions to the AIDS pandemic. In his many roles, he always advocated that comprehensive responses to AIDS must address issues of vulnerability and stigma. As a leader, Robert knew the importance of dialogue as central to building acceptance across constituencies, to revealing our fundamental similarities, and dissolving our prejudices. Robert passionately believed that stigma is the key barrier to effective HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support programs. He believed passionately in the need to address the underlying structural issues that continue to deny people their basic rights. In particular, he demanded that AIDS responses challenge the continued marginalization and vulnerability to HIV of men who have sex with men, transgender people, sex workers, and people who use drugs. The Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition, ICASO, and Futures Group, as well as the many organizations and individuals that were touched and inspired by Robert’s passion and commitment, invite you to a satellite session at AIDS2012 to celebrate and honor Robert’s legacy. Keynote Lecture by Stephen Lewis.
JULY 26, 2012: 7:00am-8:30am
From Evidence to Programming: Gender and Gender Based Violence in the HIV and AIDS Response
The session will discuss evidence on addressing gender-based violence (GBV) in HIV programming, and review how the evidence is being put into practice through guidelines and programs. It will focus on current challenges, including taking gender interventions to scale, and measuring program impact.
JULY 26, 2012: 7:00am-8:30am
What Africa Teaches Us: PEPFAR’s Transformation of the US Domestic HIV Response
The Global AIDS Response, including PEPFAR, has helped save lives and transform ‘business as usual’ for HIV in Africa over the past decade. However, lessons and experiences overseas have ALSO dramatically shifted the ‘ways of doing business’ for HIV in the U.S.
We present a diverse panel of U.S. experts to share insights on how their experiences with PEPFAR overseas have transformed their approaches, strategies, and program priorities for addressing the domestic US HIV response. This has resulted in changes to policy, services, data use, and decision-making. Panelist experience includes: local and federal government, academia & research, community-based service provision, journalism, national strategic planning, volunteerism & human resources, advocacy, and technical area experts/advisors.
“Turning the Tide Together” requires maximizing the insights and solutions across both high and low resource settings. Panel and audience discussions will open our perspectives for the future.
JULY 26, 2012: 7:00am-8:30am
One Form Does Not Fit All: Creating an M&E Tool-kit for Community Based Programs
This interactive workshop will equip participants with new knowledge of indicators, tools and approaches for information collection and use at the community, program and donor levels, and the skills to ask the important question first: “What information is really needed to make decisions?”, followed by “What is the best tool or approach for gathering that information?”. Participants will be encouraged to challenge the business as usual approach to routine data collection in community based programs, considering data quality and data use. This workshop is targeted to those working at the community through the national level, with responsibility for data collection, analysis and use.
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25
Mapping HIV Spending in Central America: providing Evidence for a Renewed Policy Agenda
R. Vallardes, PASCA, Guatemala
THURSDAY, JULY 26
Women Partners of Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in India: Preventing HIV Transmission and Promoting Early HIV Diagnosis and Treatment
F. Cleghorn, DFID TAST Program
FRIDAY, JULY 27
What Does it Cost to Raise an Orphan? A Comparison of OVC Costs in Ethiopia and Botswana
S. Forsythe, HPI TO6
Economic evaluation of the national PMTCT program in Ghana.
A. Koleros, Health Policy Project
ORAL POSTER DISCUSSION
WEDESNDAY, JULY 25
Evaluating the Costs of Implementing a More sustainable Response: A Study of PEPFAR Support to Kenya’s PMTCT Program
A. Dutta, Health Policy Project
POSTER EXHIBITIONS
MONDAY, JULY 23
Assessment of HIV Policy Development and Implementation in Ukraine
N. Judice, O. Zaglada.
Scaling-Up Male Circumcision in Tanzania Yields Cost benefits for HIV Prevention
S. Forsythe, V. Menon, U. Kioko.
TUESDAY, JULY 24
Intersections Between Sexual Violence and HIV Risk Among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in India: prevention and Impact Mitigation of Sexual Violence
V. Chakrapani, P. Boyce, D. Dhanikachalam, M. Raghavan, N. Dhingra.
Developing a National Orphans and Vulnerable Children Monitoring and Evaluation System in Nigeria: Results through Participation
J. Chapman, Y. Falola-Anoemuah, O. Okwuonu, P. Irene, K. Oyediran.
Determinants of HIV Risk Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Kigali, Rwanda
A. Asiimwe, J. Chapman, C. Basomingera, S. Kiragu, A. Koleros
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25
Urban Informal Settlements (UIS) as a Key Population Group Requiring HIV Combination Prevention Activities in South Africa
R. Rapiti, P. Barron, K. Bellis.
Findings from a Situation Analysis of Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Zambia: Report from the Baseline Study of the STEPS OVC Project
J. Chapman, M. Ngunga, J. Simbaya, J. Kamawanga
Stigma as a Barrier to the Elimination of Vertical HIV Transmission: Model Projections from an Urban Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) Programme in South Africa
H.Prudden, N. Dzialowy, A. Foss, V. Black, H. Stockl, N.Wallace, P. Monfiston, C. Zimmerman, T. Eckhaus, C. Watts, L. Nyblade
THURSDAY, JULY 26
Stigma and Discrimination as Barriers to PMTCT and HIV Care and Treatment for Maternal, Paternal and Infant Health
J. Molzan Turan, L. Nyblade, P. Monfiston
An Economic Evaluation of Ghana’s National HIV/AIDS Interventions for Most-at-Risk Populations
R. Amenya, K. Atuahene, P. Wondergen, M. Dohlie, A. Koleros, F. Asate, A. El-Adas