AFRO-NETS> Online Forum of the Special Session on HIV, Malaria and TB - Maputo

[Dr Harry McConnell <harry@ihn.info>]

Online Forum of the Special Session on HIV, Malaria and TB - Maputo
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Invitation to Participate
 
Dear All,
 
Special Session on HIV/AIDS, Malaria & TB at the African Union Sum-
mit, 10 July 1:30 - 4:45 Maputo time, 12:30 pm - 3:50 pm, London time 
(BST)
 
The African Union Summit in Maputo will link to the rest of the world 
using the latest communication technologies in the first ever open 
public forum with African heads of state on 10 July. Please join us 
at http://www.ihn.info for a live webcast, online survey and online 
discussion forum of this important event.
 
HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB represent Africa's biggest health problem. 
They are no longer just a health issue for those who govern Africa. 
Now African leaders openly acknowledge the pandemic is putting Af-
rica's economies into reverse and affecting all aspects of society on 
the continent.
 
The second African Union Summit in Maputo includes the World Forum on 
Health and Development on July 10, bringing together African heads of 
state and global partners (The World Bank, Gates Foundation, US Gov-
ernment, Global Fund, DFID, Interactive Health Network, Exchange and 
others) in order to seal a joint commitment on scaling up action 
against HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB in Africa.
 
This is a groundbreaking event for African leaders and their interna-
tional partners. The novel aspect of this meeting is that it will be 
debated worldwide, from sites in Africa, Europe and the US, and 
broadcast internationally using the latest communications technology. 
This is the first time that such meetings of the African Union have 
been held in open session. 
 
The UK-based Interactive Health Network, a non-profit organisation 
working in health communication, is organising the Forum on behalf of 
the Government of Mozambique and the African Union using up-to-the-
minute internet and satellite technologies. The meeting will be held 
at sites in Maputo, London (hosted at the Department for Interna-
tional Development), Geneva, Durban, Nairobi, New York and Washington 
DC. It will be broadcast live on radio and television and webcast on 
the internet.
 
Key personalities in the global discussion will include:
President Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique, incoming President of the 
African Union
Mrs Graca Machel (Moderator of the Forum)
Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General
Richard Feachem, Executive Director of the Global Fund for AIDS, TB 
and Malaria
President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, Chairman of NEPAD
Dr Peter Piot, Executive Director, UNAIDS
Dr Fatoumata Nafo-Traoré, Director, Roll Back Malaria, WHO
Carol Bellamy, Executive Director, UNICEF
Dr David Heyman, WHO
Dr Mamphela Ramphele, Managing Director, World Bank
Dr Helene Gayle, Gates Foundation
Jeffrey Sachs, The Earth Institute
 
For further information or to attend one of the videoconference link 
sites in Maputo, London, Geneva, Durban, Nairobi, New York and Wash-
ington DC on July 10 please contact:
 
Joanna or Fiona
Interactive Health Network
Tel: +44-20-7828-7777 
mailto:joanna@ihn.info
mailto:events@ihn.info
 
Several satellite networks in addition to the interactive videocon-
ference links will be used, including WorldSpace radio. The two hour 
discussion will be streamed on the web and rebroadcast on radio and 
television stations in Africa.
 
The Interactive Health Network is a non-profit organisation located 
in London which employs information and communications technology 
(ICTs) for health and development. We organise regular international 
videoconferences, one of our major foci being on health information 
and education in Africa. We are partnering for this event with the 
World Bank Institute's Global Development Learning Network, The Nel-
son Mandela School of Medicine, The South African Medical Research 
Council, and the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) on 
this international conference series. We also work with the IBE, 
UNESCO, WHO, UNAIDS, and DFID, amongst other international agencies. 
Visit the online forum at http://www.ihn.info
 
Exchange is an international NGO promoting effective health communi-
cations: http://www.healthcomms.org 
 
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Dr Harry McConnell
mailto:harry@ihn.info
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