Managing HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa, 11/02

12-14 November 2002 Gaborone, Botswana

AIDS Conference, Gaborone, Botswana, 12-14 November 2002 Samuels Nur, SA

Hands Across the Divide: Managing HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa

International Conference

12 to 14 November 2002 Gaborone, Botswana

There has been much debate about whether the theme of this conference should be presented as a statement or a question. Indeed, countries like Uganda and Botswana are widely cited as having tackled HIV/AIDS by propagating either prevention or treatment, or by using both as key components of the solution in fighting the epidemic. For this reason, this conference is being held in Botswana. We commend President Mogae and his people for dealing with HIV/AIDS at every level of society: at the level of policymakers, civil society and business.

But what can be said of other countries in the region?

Despite political, budgetary and other barriers, certain government departments, NGO's, CBO's and companies in southern Africa have taken up the fight against AIDS. Against tremendous odds, they are managing the impact of HIV and AIDS through prevention efforts, disease management programmes, treatment, care and support both for the infected and affected.

These stories need to come to light, and will be told at the conference.

The solutions to fighting HIV/AIDS do not lie only with researchers in the developed world. They are here on our doorstep in Africa. This conference has been arranged to give you the opportunity to learn from the successes, to engage with the presenters, and to find solutions for your country, in your business and in your organisation. Join hands with us let's fight HIV/AIDS together.

Conference Programme

Tuesday, 12 November 2002

Chair: Mr Gaby Magomola [Chairperson: South African Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS]

12h00 Opening President Festus Mogae 12h30 13h30 Lunch 14h00 14h15 Keynote Address President Festus Mogae 14h15 15h15 AIDS and SADEC: impact and responses Mr Masauso Nzima (SADEC HIV/AIDS Programme Manager) 15h15 15h45 Tea 15h45 16h30 HIV/AIDS and the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) Stephen Kramer (Head: Metropolitan AIDS Research) 16h30 17h15 Legal frameworks in Southern Africa: barriers or aids to HIV/AIDS intervention? Mark Heywood (AIDS Law Project, University of the Witwatersrand)

Wednesday, 13 November 2002

09h00 09h45 Country Focus: Botswana fighting AIDS at all levels Dr Robert Greener (BIDPA) 09h45 10h30 Supporting a public sector response to HIV/AIDS: case study on the introduction of ARV therapy in Botswana Mr Donald de Korte, Project Director: The African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP) 10h30 11h00 Tea 11h00 11h45 A private sector response in Botswana Ms Tsetsele Fantan (Debswana) 11h45 12h30 Country Focus: Zimbabwe and AIDS what does the future hold in the absence of an HIV/AIDS strategy? Professor Alan Whiteside (HEARD, University of Natal) 12h30 13h30 Lunch 13h30 14h15 Country Focus: Lessons from Uganda Dickson Opul (Uganda Business Coalition) 14h15 15h00 Managing HIV/AIDS through traditional and modern healing Dr Yahaya Sekagya (Uganda) 15h00 15h30 Tea 15h30 16h15 Country Focus: Mozambique Carina Winberg (AIDS Adviser: Kubatsirana) civil society responses Diogo Milagre (Mozambique National AIDS Council) government and business responses 16h15 17h00 HIV/AIDS, orphans and the private sector Rose Smart (Managing Consultant: Save the Children) 18h30 22h00 Formal Dinner Hosted by: Thuli Johnson, Metropolitan Botswana

Thursday, 14 November 2002

09h00 10h30 Panel Discussion Gaby Magomolo (Chair) Mark Heywood (South Africa) Mr Donald de Korte (Botswana) Rose Smart (South Africa) Stephen Kramer (South Africa) Tsetsele Fantan (Botswana) Robert Greener (Botswana) Masauso Nzima (SADEC) Carina Winberg (Mozambique) Diogo Milagre (Mozambique) Dr Yahaya Sekagya (Uganda) Dickson Opul (Uganda) 10h30 11h00 Tea 11h00 11h30 Closing remarks Gaby Magomola

Conference fees

The cost of the conference is ZAR 4,900.00 (payable in South African Rands). Fees include conference material, accommodation on Tuesday 12 November and Wednesday 13 November, and conference meals. Any additional accommodation is for the delegate's own account. All travel costs and personal expenses (such as telephone calls) during the conference are for the account of the delegate.

Payment must be received prior to the conference date. Due to limited conference space, we advise early registration to avoid disappointment. Any booking cancellations must be received, in writing, at least two weeks prior to the conference. A 50% cancellation fee will be charged for cancellations after 28 October.

Travel information

The conference begins at 12h00 on Tuesday 12 November, and ends at 12h00 on Thursday 14 November. We are currently checking information on flight options from Johannesburg to Gaborone, and will inform all delegates of these options. Travel costs remain the responsibility of the delegate.

mailto:kbrand@metropolitan.co.za or phone +27-21-940-5780 to obtain a registration form.

Samuels Nur mailto:nsamuels@metropolitan.co.za

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