[afro-nets] 2006 International Conference on AIDS Orphans and Vulnerable Children

["Janet Feldman" <kaippg@earthlink.net>]

2006 International Conference on AIDS Orphans and Vulnerable Children
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August 26, 2006
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

AFRICAN HEALTH FOUNDATION

Sub-Saharan Africa constitutes merely 10% of the world's population, but over 67% of all people living with HIV worldwide.  This staggering asymmetry has resulted in a growing population of orphaned children, with limited means of receiving care, sustenance, and education.  
The 2006 Conference on AIDS Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) will highlight the reeling impact of HIV and AIDS on children.  

The conference will showcase a community-based care prototype intended to provide sustainable solutions to the AIDS orphans crisis in rural sub-Saharan Africa.  The conference will provide a forum for charitable, scientific, and political communities to share ideas and develop new strategies for alleviating the plight of children affected by the AIDS epidemic.  

Additionally, the conference will examine the burden of AIDS orphans care on immigrants from developing countries and offer suggestions on how to formulate an effective response.

Date and Time: August 26, 2006, 12:30-5pm
Location: Museum of Science, Boston, MA

Conference Schedule
12:30-1:00 PM Welcome with refreshments
1:00-2:00 PM Intro: Martin Owino, President, African Health Foundation
2:00-2:30 PM Presentation: Face-to-Face AIDS 
2:30-2:45 PM Coffee break
2:45-3:15 PM Presentations: Efforts in Botswana, Malawi & Uganda
3:15-4:00 PM Poster session, networking with refreshments
4:00-5:00 PM Keynote: Pride Chigwedere, Harvard School of Public Health
$20 Conference Registration
$30 Conference Reg plus Omni film, Africa: The Serengeti (6PM)
$10 Student Discount Rates Available!

For more information and to register,
Email info@ahfhope.org 
Visit us on the web at http://www.ahfhope.org 

Contact AHF Conference Chair, Cheryl Wojciechowski, PhD, at wojciech@fas.harvard.edu or AHF Conference Coordinator, Rupak Datta, MPH Candidate, at rupak.datta@yale.edu 

Today you can impact the lives of AIDS orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa. Visit http://www.ahfhope.org 

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Janet Feldman
mailto:kaippg@earthlink.net