Seminar: Development of Vaccines & Drugs for HIV/AIDS,
05/04
Interactive Seminar on Development and Clinical Trials of Vaccines & Drugs for
HIV/AIDS and Other Infectious Diseases
25 May, 2004
Abuja, Nigeria
Gede Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to preventing and combating HIV
/AIDS through its various programs.
These include, amongst others, prevention and management services, care and support for
orphans and PLWHAs, as well as research and training.
Gede AIDS & Infectious Disease Research Institute is the arm of
Gede Foundation which is involved in research, drug and vaccine
development programmes aimed at ensuring qualitative clinical
care for those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria
and other diseases.
It is my privilege to inform you that Gede Foundation, through
its research arm, the Gede AIDS & Infectious Diseases Research
Institute (GAIDRI), will hold an Interactive Seminar on Development and Clinical Trials of
Vaccines & Drugs for HIV/AIDS and
Other Infectious Diseases on May 25, 2004 in Abuja, Nigeria.
The session will bring together renowned national and international experts who will
speak on the latest developments in
their fields. It will be a novel and rare opportunity for
healthcare professionals to interact and exchange knowledge with
these experts in order to encourage initiatives on local vaccine/ drug development and
clinical trials.
We will invite clinical trial researchers, data mangers, biostatisticians, clinicians,
other healthcare professionals, NGOs,
and PLWHAs to participate in the session. Preliminary themes for
the seminar include:
- Early diagnosis of HIV infection
- Drug development from natural products HIV drug resistance
- Vaccine development
- Immunological assessment in clinical trials of drugs and vaccines
- Ethical issues in clinical trials
- Community participation in clinical trials
- Socio-economic considerations in the conduct of clinical trials, and
- New strategies in the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission
We would like to have you participate in this Interactive Seminar. Please contact the
address below for a copy of the Seminar
and registration information. We will await your response.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Solape Bamijoko
GAIDRI, Gede Foundation Nigeria
Plot 2813/No 9 Zaire Crescent
Maitama, Abuja
mailto:obamijoko@gedefoundation.org
http://www.gedefoundation.org
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