3rd SAHARA African Conference
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10 - 14 October 2005
Dakar, Senegal
(En Francais plus bas)
Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance Resource Network
(SAHARA)
Dear Colleagues,
The Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance (SAHARA) would
like to announce that the online registration and the abstract
submission are now open for the 3rd African SAHARA Conference
entitled "Bridging the gap between policy, research and inter-
vention".
ABOUT THE ALLIANCE
SAHARA is an alliance of partners established to conduct, sup-
port and use social sciences research to prevent further spread
of HIV and mitigate the impact of its devastation on South Af-
rica, the SADC region and sub-Saharan Africa. This Social As-
pects of AIDS Research Alliance (SAHARA) is a vehicle for fa-
cilitating the sharing of research expertise, sharing knowledge,
conducting multi-site and multi-country research projects that
are exploratory, cross-sectional, comparative or intervention-
based with the explicit aim of generating new social science
evidence for prevention, care and impact mitigation of the
HIV/AIDS epidemic on individuals, families and communities.
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
The conference will bring together stakeholders interested in
the Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research in Africa. The confer-
ence is expected to be all embracing of all institutions, net-
works and alliances. The Conference should be of specific inter-
est to researchers and policymakers who are interested in the
following themes:
1- The cultural and socio-economic environment of vulnerability
and access to treatment.
2- Social, economic and psychological impact of HIV/AIDS on Af-
rican women, communities and countries.
3- Gender inequalities and access to prevention, treatment and
care.
4- Stigma and social aspects of prevention, volontary testing,
treatment and care.
5- The burden of HIV/AIDS on the health care systems and the in-
volvement of the private sector in the fight against AIDS.
6- Policies and responses to international/national and local
plans.
7- The nutrition and feeding of people living with HIV/AIDS and
social aspects of parent to child transmission of the disease.
8- Behavioural changes and structural changes of the interven-
tions and assessment.
9- Socio-behavioural surveillance and socio-cultural aspects of
epidemiological surveillance
10- Street children, sexual abuse, children in war and conflict
situations; ethnic and legal issues regarding the rights of
women and children.
The SAHARA 2004 Conference in Cape Town attracted over 350 dele-
gates from 33 countries.
Click here for more information about the Conference:
http://www.sahara.org.za/conference/index.php
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
We welcome the submission of abstracts for original contribution
to the field of HIV/AIDS. Guidelines on how to submit your ab-
stract can be found on the Conference website.
Use the following URL link:
http://www.sahara.org.za/conference/submission.php
The deadline for abstract submission is 15 May 2005.
Sincerely,
SAHARA 2005 Conference Secretariat
3rd African SAHARA Conference
10 - 14 October 2005 - Dakar, Senegal
http://www.sahara.org.za
or
http://sahara-wa.org
IMPORTANT DEADLINES:
- Registration: 1 September, 2005
- Abstract submission: 15 May, 2005
- Late Breaker submissions: 1 September, 2005