Jogjakarta Roundtable Meeting
Access to ARV Treatment ASEAN Situation

(One Year After Canberra Round Table Meeting)
Indonesia, 1-3 September 2003

The Canberra Roundtable Meeting, which was held on September 20-24,
2002, has successfully triggered the countries with limited resources
to strive for access to HIV/AIDS therapy. The meeting has formulated
strategic framework for significantly increasing access to HIV
treatment. The strategic framework is based on the accumulated
knowledge and experience of the participants. It is expected that by
2005 there will be 600,000 people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs) in
Asia-Pacific region will have an increased access to HIV/AIDS therapy.
Progress has been greatly achieved one year after the meeting. Each
of participating countries has made significant accomplishment but
also faced immense obstacles in local as well as international level.
Therefore, it is urgent to conduct another meeting among ASEAN
countries in a bid to assess progress that has been achieved in the
post Canberra meeting.

Yogyakarta Roundtable Meeting offers opportunities to share
experiences among ASEAN countries and other participating countries
and to discuss a major theme of "With the Support of International
Collaboration Towards National Self-Reliance". Every country
ultimately has the ability to show its self-sufficiency in delivering
access to HIV/AIDS therapy so that it does not depend on other
countries' support.

The meeting also aims at discussing the Roles of Media in the efforts
of increasing access to therapy. The media has big potential in
delivering advocacy to support the increase of access to therapy.
Jogjakarta Roundtable Meeting resembles the Canberra meeting in its
way of discussion, in which every topic of discussion will be
delivered through Case Studies. Through intensive discourses, all
participants will have sufficient time to interact each other.

Objectives:
1. Increasing access to HIV/AIDS therapy among ASEAN countries
2. Sharing experiences of increasing access to HIV/AIDS therapy
among participating countries
3. Improving the roles of media
4. Learning to promote independence
5. Establishing network
Participants:
1. ASEAN countries and other countries that are interested
2. Invitees

The participants are limited to 75 people.

Time: September 1-4, 2003

Venue: Jogjakarta Plaza Hotel, Jogjakarta Province, Indonesia
Case Studies (to be confirmed):

1. The Role of Government (Brazil/Thailand)
2. ARV Local Production (Thailand)
3. The Role of Media (Indonesia)
4. GIPA (Philippine)
5. Initiating Access to HIV Treatment (PNG)
6. NGO Support (MSF)
7. Advocacy (Oxfam)
8. Business Initiative (Kusuma Buana Foundation, Indonesia)
9. TRIP (WHO)
10. The Role of Funding Agency
11. Networking:
§ Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos
§ Indonesia, East Timor, PNG

Registration Fee: US$350

Including:
§ Hotel accommodation, meeting room, meals
§ Half-day Borobudur Temple Tour
Notes:
§ Invited speakers and invited participants are exempted from
registration fee
§ Participants are responsible for transportation from their
country to Jogjakarta and vice versa (it is recommended to get
financial assistance from existing funding agencies)
§ Non invited participants are subject to registration fee of
US$350

Kurniawan Rachmadi
E-mail: pokdisus@...