IAC 2004 Roundtable session:

Mainstreaming AIDS in Development: Time to Scale Up

At the XV International AIDS Conference co-hosted by UNAIDS and The
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
Thursday, 15 July 2004
10:30 - 14:00
XV International AIDS Conference
IMPACT Conference Centre, Room N
Bangkok, Thailand

Chair:
Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Minister of Economic & Development
Cooperation, Germany

Objective:
To strengthen & harmonize support in mainstreaming processes in affected
countries by:
* Sharing state-of-the-art experiences
* Identifying key lessons learnt and recommendations for scaling
up support to Mainstreaming processes in countries: Strengthen advocacy
of Mainstreaming HIV work; Intensify collaboration between practitioners
at regional, national, sectoral, and local levels; Improve access to
resources and tools for country partners
* Publishing a "Consensus Paper for Joint Action" based on the
proceedings of the session

Overview of the Programme:
The session will have state-of-the-art presentations on Mainstreaming
experiences covering local, national, and global levels, followed by
plenary discussions and concluding with a Panel of Discussants' comments

Moderator:
Hakan Bjoerkman, UNDP Thailand

Speakers:
Ms. Wieczoreck-Zeu Minister of Economic & Development Cooperation,
Germany
Sue Holden UNAIDS
Keith Hansen World Bank
Chirapun Gullaprawi National Economic and Social Development Board,
Thailand
LeeNah Hsu UNDP South East Asia HIV and Development
Programme
H.E. Tia Phalla National AIDS Authority, Cambodia
Mr. Mavanga Youth Farmers Coordinator, Mozambique
Razia Essack-Kauaria Red Cross Society, Namibia

Panel of Discussants:
Meenakshi Datta
Ghosh National AIDS Control Organization, India
Leonard Okello ActionAid International
Anders Molin Swedish International Development Cooperation
(SIDA)

We look forward to welcoming you at this key event!
UNAIDS (verbruggenb@... <mailto:verbruggenb@...> )
UNDP-SEAHIV (seahiv@... <mailto:seahiv@...> )

For more information please click:
http://www.hiv-development.org/text/MainstreamingRoundtable.pdf

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Vincent Fung
Health and Information Technology Consultant
UNDP South East Asia HIV and
Development Programme
14/F Block A, United Nations Building
Rajdamnern Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200
Thailand

E-mail: seahiv.dev@... <mailto:seahiv.dev@...>
Tel: +66-2-288-2562
Fax: +66-2-280-1852
Web site: www.hiv-development.org <http://www.hiv-development.org>
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