[afro-nets] Forum 8 + World Summit on Health Research

General afro-nets
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Forum 8 + World Summit on Health Research
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16 - 20 November, 2004
Mexico City

"Health research to achieve the Millennium Development Goals"

The 2004 annual meeting, Forum 8, will be held in conjunction
with the World Summit on Health Research organized by the World
Health Organization and the Mexican Ministry of Health. There
will be several common elements to the two parallel meetings:
for example joint plenary sessions and coffee breaks at the be-
ginning of each day, joint evening receptions and joint closing
sessions with presentation of the Ministerial Declaration (on
the part of the Summit) and Statement (on the part of Forum 8).

With the theme "Health research to achieve the Millennium Devel-
opment Goals", the meeting will address such topics as:

* The 10/90 gap in health research and the MDGs
* Contributions towards reaching the MDGs from the public sec-
  tor, the private sec-tor and civil society
* Cross-cutting issues and the MDGs, such as poverty, equity,
  gender, disability, research capacity strengthening, youth
  and ageing
* Research to deliver better health to families and communi-
  ties, including health research for improved child and mater-
  nal health and for a sustainable environ-ment
* Health research on diseases and determinants, including com-
  municable, noncommu-nicable and chronic diseases, injuries
  and violence
* Measuring progress towards the MDGs, including financial
  flows, priority setting and indicators of progress
* Partnerships in health research for development, including
  networks and public-private partnerships

A preliminary programme overview is now online at:
http://www.globalforumhealth.org/pages/content_frame.asp?ThePage=page1_00030001_2.asp&Nav=00030001

Download a print version in MS WORD format at:
http://www.globalforumhealth.org/FilesUpld/87.doc

Registration form:
http://www.convention-center.net/globalforum8

A call for abstracts:
http://www.globalforumhealth.org/pages/content_frame.asp?ThePage=page1_00030001_3.asp&Nav=00030001

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Call for Articles: SAfAIDS News
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- Tsitsi Singizi, Zimbabwe

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South African AIDS Resource List
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South Africa AIDS Updated Contact List

Aids Awareness & prevention workshops:
Tracy King South African Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS [SAB-
COHA]
Tel: + 27 - 11- 880 - 4821

Aids Awareness Workshops and Information:
Sharon Ekambarum, Aids Consortium
Tel: + 27 - 11- 403 - 0265

Workshops & Guidance on Implementing HIV/AIDS policies:
Carol O' Brien, Policy Executive for SA Chamber of Business
Tel: + 27 - 11- 446 - 3800

Business Specific HIV/AIDS prevention Plus Posters and Tool-
Kits:
Health Economics & HIV Research Division, University of Natal
Tel: + 27 - 31- 260 - 2592
http://www.heard.org.za

Workplace Training Workshops:
Michael Krause, Inwent Germany
[German Government Funded Aid Organisation]
Tel: + 27 - 12 - 342 - 6115

Workplace Training Workshops:
Karen Michael, KM&A Consulting
Tel: + 27 - 31- 267 - 6509

Workshops and HIV/AIDS in Workplace Strategy:
Linzi Smith, HIV/Aids Consultant & Managing Director of Educa-
tion, Training & Counseling
Tel: + 27 - 31- 267 - 0244
http://www.edutc.co.za

Workshops and HIV/AIDS in Workplace Strategy:
Sheena Cowley, LifeLine, HIV/Aids Consultant
Tel: + 27 - 31- 303 - 1344

Medical Cover for treatment of HIV/AIDS:
André Van Bassier, HIV/Aids Head of Lifesense Disease Management
Tel: + 27 - 11- 880 - 1884

Legal Issues regarding HIV/Aids:
Mark Heywood, Project Head, Aids Law Project
Tel: + 27 - 11- 707 - 8600

Aids Education Video & Drama Series:
Tilly's Tavern, Corné Oberholzer
Tel: + 27 - 11- 476 - 7442

Peer Educator Programme and Workshops:
Herma van Der Watt, Manager of HIV/AIDS Workplace Programme
Tel: + 27 - 21- 400 - 2630

HANDBOOK: Ten Practical Steps to Managing HIV/AIDS in the Work-
place (ZAR 35.00) available from Durban Chamber of Commerce,
call Brad Mears
Tel: + 27 - 31- 335 - 1000

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HIV/AIDS Online Resources Project
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Dear All,

We'd like to inform you that we have started with the project of
an online network of HIV/AIDS NGOs in Africa. The forum of dis-
cussion is running and a web site in French is online.

We are working on the on-line library to publish papers and
other documents on HIV/AIDS so they can be accessible to many
professionals, students and activists in the continent. We en-
courage people and organizations interested to send papers, pro-
jects summaries to be included in the library.

Our objective is to make this project available in French, Eng-
lish an Portuguese. Volunteer translators and webmasters are
welcome.

If you have any information on possible funding for this pro-
ject, please inform us.

Please visit the project web site in French at:
http://www.reseausida.org

Thanks in advance.
Best regards,
Sylvie N Ngoueme
AZUR Development
Brazzaville, Congo
Tel: +242-667-9063
mailto:sniombo@yahoo.fr