AFRO-NETS> AIDS Event in New York, 20 March 1999

[Global Health Council <AIDS@globalhealthcouncil.org>]

AIDS Event in New York, 20 March 1999
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The following is an announcement for an interesting event on AIDS being 
held this Saturday at the Museum of Natural History in New York. It 
will highlight the various issues of the global AIDS fight and will 
also look at specific US populations. We hope that you'll be able to 
attend if you're in or nearby New York on Saturday. For additional in-
formation, contact Nathaniel Johnson, Jr. as indicated below.

AIDS AS GLOBAL PANDEMIC: Building Bridges - Panel Discussions
Saturday, March 20
10:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m.
Kaufmann Theater

Morning Session (10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.): Global Issues

Access to Treatment and Information: Trends in the global pandemic (in
Sub-Saharan Africa)
Noerine Kaleeba, community mobilization adviser, Department of Policy,
Strategy & Research, UNAIDS/TASO-The Ugandan AIDS Support Organization

The Search for a Vaccine 
Seth Berkley, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative

People Living with AIDS Involvement in Advocacy and Worldwide Education
Jairo Pedraza, Global Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS

Reaching Populations at Risk in Cuba 
Vera Bensman, country manager in Cuba for Doctors Without Borders / 
Medecins Sans Frontieres 

Afternoon Session (2:00 p.m..-4:30 p.m.): The Global As Local 

The History of the HIV Epidemic in New York City 
Frederick P. Siegal, director of comprehensive AIDS Center, Saint Vin-
cents Hospital

Working with African Immigrant and Refugee Populations in New York 
City:
Emerging Strains of HIV in Asian and African Populations 
Kim Nichols, president, African Services Committee, Inc.

An Overview of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Globally and in the U.S. 
Helene Gayle, M.D., M.P.H., director of the National Center for HIV, 
STD and TB Prevention, Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Access to treatment and information for Native Americans
Diana Gubiseh-Ayala, Case Manager, American Indian Community House

Evening Address (7:00-8:30 p.m.)
The Further Evolution of the HIV Epidemic
June E. Osborn, M.D., president of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

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Nathaniel Johnson, Jr.
American Museum of Natural History
Education Department
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York, NY 10024
Tel: +1-212-769-5176
Fax: +1-212-769-5203 or (212)769-5329
mailto:natj@amnh.org

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