AFRO-NETS> Pre-conference Discussion soon available on ProCAARE

[Arlene Silva <arlene@usa.healthnet.org>]

Pre-conference Discussion soon available on ProCAARE
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Insight Initiative Team, Thailand

Dear Colleagues,

The Insight Initiative Team would like to INVITE YOU to join a pre-
conference e-mail discussion leading up to the Fifth International 
Conference on Home and Community Care for Persons Living with HIV/ 
AIDS taking place in Chiang Mai, Thailand from 17-20 December 2001. 
The theme of the conference is "The Power of Humanity" and it is be-
ing organised by the Thailand Red Cross Society, the World Health Or-
ganization and the Royal Thailand Government

By using a broad-based consultative approach before the conference, 
we hope that many more people will be able to participate in identi-
fying priorities, sharing practical experiences and identifying ef-
fective strategies to improve the quality of home and community-based 
care. Discussions will start in mid-August 2001 and continue until 
the start of the conference in December, 2001

The four main pre-conference discussion themes will be:

1. Care, treatment and support in the community
2. Stigmatization and discrimination in the social context of care.
3. Enabling and empowering environment so as to support care
4. Positive living

This discussion will link directly into the development of the con-
ference programme, as well build on past events such as the previous 
international conference held in Paris in 1999 and the First Regional 
Conference on Community Home-based Care in Africa, held in Botswana 
just a few months ago.

As part of the initiative, we are also hoping to identify up to fif-
teen Key Correspondents (KCs) from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and 
Latin America. The KCs will provide national perspectives and con-
tribute to pre-conference discussions, as well as being brought to 
the conference in Thailand to report on proceedings. We invite those 
who are interested in becoming a KC to please send a curriculum vitae 
to: correspondents@hdnet.org

KCs will also be identified during the pre-conference discussions 
based on their active participation in the forum.

The pre-conference thematic discussions will take place on ProCAARE, 
an email discussion forum that serves as a vital link between health 
care workers, particularly those in developing countries, ProCAARE 
aims to facilitate the global exchange of information and knowledge 
pertaining to HIV/AIDS. ProCAARE is a collaborative effort between 
SATELLIFE, the Harvard AIDS Institute and HDN.

If you are already a member of ProCAARE, more information on what to 
expect will be sent to you shortly. If you are not already taking 
part in ProCAARE, and to make sure that you are part of this exciting 
discussion from the outset, send an e-mail now to:

<majordomo@usa.healthnet.org>

with the following in the text of your message:

subscribe procaare
end

or visit the website at:
http://www.procaare.org/programs/procaare.html 
and
http://www.procaare.org

Please contact HDN immediately if you are from a teaching institution 
(e.g., nursing/midwifery school), and would like to integrate these 
discussions into your curriculum as a learning opportunity for stu-
dents over the coming months. We look forward to working together to 
make this a stimulating and valuable discussion. Please forward this 
message to all those who might be interested.

Insight Initiative Team, Thailand
Health & Development Networks (HDN)
mailto:info@hdnet.org

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The Insight Initiative Project is managed by Health & Development 
Networks (HDN) in collaboration with the Thailand Red Cross Society, 
the World Health Organization and the Royal Thailand Government, with 
financial support from AusAid and UNAIDS.

For more information about this project (the 'Insight Initiative'), 
visit the HDN website at: 
http://www.hdnet.org

Fifth International Conference on Home and Community Care for Persons 
Living with HIV/AIDS Chiang Mai, Thailand - 17-20 December 2001
Website: http://www.hiv2001.com


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