UN supported satellite sessions at the AIDS ConferenceSatellite session on Children and AIDS Sponsored by UNICEF, Save the Children UK and Child Welfare SA Title of the session: Solving Operational Bottlenecks to Achieve the NSP Targets for Children Infected and Affected by HIV and AIDS. Purpose of the session: This session will discuss the evidence and programmatic experiences of delivering services for reducing HIV transmission and mitigating its impacts on children. It aims to identify practical solutions for achieving the targets of the National HIV and AIDS and STI Strategic Plan 2007-2011. Date and Venue: 5 June 2007, from 8h30 to 12h30, Hall 2B More information and programme [pdf] Presentations from the satellite session on Children and AIDS:
Satellite session on Orphans and Vulnerable Children response Sponsored by UNICEF, Save the Children UK and Child Welfare SA Title of the session: Reaching the marginalized and orphans and vulnerable children (OVC): innovative strategies for effective identification, tracking and care of OVC to achieve the NSP targets for 2011. Purpose of the session: This session will discuss the evidence, programmatic experiences and challenges in mitigating the impact of HIV and AIDS on children. It aims to identify practical solutions for achieving the targets of the National HIV and AIDS and STI Strategic Plan 2007-2011 and the UNGASS Declaration of Commitment on HIV and AIDS goals for OVC Date and Venue: 7 June 2007, from 14h00 to 15h30, Hall 1AB More information and programme [pdf]
Satellite session on HIV Prevention Sponsored by UNFPA and CAPRISA (Centre for the AIDS programme of research in South Africa) Title of the session: Twenty-Six Years Of HIV Prevention Work: Lessons Learnt and Future Paradigm Shifts Purpose of the session: This session will present and discuss evidence in the delivery of HIV prevention services in general, with focus on South Africa. In addition, the session will identify context-specific strategies for accelerating the scaling up of innovative interventions to achieve the target of National HIV and AIDS and STI Strategic Plan 2007-2011, of reducing new infections by 50% by 2011. Date and Time: 7 June 2007, from 18h00 to 20h00 More information and programme [pdf]
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