POLICY @ Bangkok 2004
The XV International AIDS Conference, to be held in Bangkok, July 11-16, will provide the world community with an opportunity to reflect on and commit to the policies and programs that ensure "Access for All." The increased resources being devoted to HIV/AIDS through new global initiatives have been met by a growing need to provide treatment to those living with the disease, to avert new infections in both low- and high-prevalence areas, to provide support to orphans and others affected by the epidemic, and to break the silence and stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS, which serves as a significant barrier to service use.
Now more than ever, countries must strategically plan their priorities, invest in and strengthen those programs that will have the greatest impact, and involve the communities and groups most affected by the epidemic. POLICY has several events planned to help raise awareness of the need to create an enabling environment that supports access for all in terms of HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care.
Pre-Conference Events
International AIDS and Economics Network (IAEN): Symposium on AIDS and Economics
When: July 9-10
Where: Sofitel Central Plaza
Plenary Speaker: Richard Feachem, Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
RSVP Required. For more information, please click here.
Co-sponsored by UNAIDS, WHO, and POLICY Project/USAID.
Increasing the Effectiveness of PLHIV in the Global Fund and CCM In-country Process: Development of a Handbook and Guidelines
When: July 10
Where: Siam Hotel
Day-long consultation for people living with HIV/AIDS. By invitation only.
Co-sponsored by POLICY Project/USAID, GNP+, and GTZ.
Human Rights at the Margins: HIV/AIDS, Prisoners, Drug Users and the Law
When: July 9
Where: Asia Hotel
For more information, please click here.
Co-sponsored and organized by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Lawyers Collective HIV/AIDS Unit (India), International Harm Reduction Development Program, Thai Drug Users Network, UNAIDS, CIDA, ICASO, and POLICY Project/USAID.
Satellite Sessions
Oral Presentations
Microbicides: Missed Opportunity-Funding and Future Research
P. Lawson
Tuesday, July 13
10:30-12:00
Location to be determined
Session Title: Cost of failed commitments: Can we go back to course?
Coverage of Essential HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care Services in Low- and Middle-income Countries
J. Stover and J. Begala
Tuesday, July 13
16:00-17:30
Session Room D
Session Title: Coverage and costing going to scale
Examining the Impact of Orphanhood and Duration of Orphanhood on Sexual Initiation among Adolescents Ages 10-19 in Rwanda, Zambia, and Cambodia
N. Murray, M. Chatterji, L. Dougherty, S. Alkenbrack, B. Winfrey, K. Buek, J. Amon, Y. Mulenga, and A. Jones
Tuesday, July 13
16:00-17:30
Session Room K
Session Title: Vulnerable populations and HIV/AIDS: risk and protective factors
How Much is Enough? Program Coverage as a Key Link Between Surveillance and M&E
J. Stover
Thursday, July 15
16.00-17.30
Session Room G
Session Title: Measuring up: Gaps in our surveillance and information systems, and how to fill them
Chaired Sessions
Resource Mobilization and Human Capacity Development
Chair: J. Stover
Thursday, July 15
14:00-15:30
Session Room H
Impact of Policies and Programs on Prevention, Treatment and Care
Chair: A. Siparo
Thursday, July 15
16:00-17:30
Session Room J
Other Events
Leadership Program: Leadership Responding to the Challenges of HIV/AIDS in the Asia/Pacific Region
Chair: Dr. Nafis Sadik, UN Secretary General's Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Asia/Pacific
Tuesday, July 13
12:00 - 13:30
Room 4
Co-sponsored by: Asia Pacific Leadership Forum for HIV/AIDS and Development (APLF), UNAIDS, and the POLICY Project/USAID.
As part of the conference's Leadership Program, this session will enable a substantive exchange of views between Heads of Government, Ministers, senior government officials, business leaders, media, and other participants. The purpose of this session will be to encourage a more dynamic leadership response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Asia/Pacific region and to advocate for high-level engagement of political leaders, including Heads of Government, in the response to HIV/AIDS. A joint publication by the APLF, UNAIDS, and POLICY/USAID will also be launched at the session.
Poster Exhibitions
POLICY and its partners will present 30 posters at the conference. For a complete list of our poster sessions, please click here.
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Male Sexual Health in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Way Forward-Community-based Approaches for Reaching and Helping High-Risk Men
From Indicators to Action: Field-based Approaches for Measuring and Addressing Stigma and Discrimination