6th HEARD Workshop Planning for HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa , Sept.Oct. 2003

29 September to 17 October, 2003

One of a series of International Policy Research Workshops held over the last eleven years in the UK, East Asia and Africa, the 6th HEARD HIV/AIDS workshop focuses on the need to anticipate the medium and long-term social and economic consequences of HIV/AIDS. We offer participants a unique opportunity over two weeks, to exchange ideas, review their experiences with strategies and tactics, and identify interventions appropriate to their local situation.

Due to the enormous success in 2002, the 2003 workshop will once again include an optional third week which aims to provide participants with the tools to project the impact of HIV/AIDS using computer modelling.

Target Participants

The workshop is designed for senior professionals concerned with planning for the economic, social, demographic and human resource implications of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Previous workshop participants have included economists and planners from government ministries; AIDS programme managers; donors; NGO programme managers; private sector representatives; local government officers; academics and other special interest groups.

Prerequisites

No fixed maxima/minima parameters are set, apart from a good standard of written and spoken English, as all applications are assessed for suitability. A working knowledge of computers is essential for participants intending to enrol for the computer modelling option.

Workshop Content

Week 1: Issues & Information
Data construction, collation, and interpretation Socio-economic impact
Vulnerability and susceptibility
State of the epidemic
Demographic issues
Industry and agriculture, orphans and the elderly Economic and social analysis
Assessment and interpretation of demographic and intervention models

Week 2: Models, tools & techniques
Guidelines for Studies of the Social and Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS audits
Planning problems demographic and epidemiological models Risk environment
Case Studies
The use of AIDS Briefs
Targeting policy responses
Private sector, donors and governments

Week 3 (optional): Development & use of models Working with models
AIDS projection software
Spectrum
Intervention models

Training Approaches

Our aim is to ensure delegates participate as fully as possible through a mixture of lectures, group exercises, reading and practical work. Previous participant evaluation of these workshops have indicated that they are informal, but demand hard work. Access to the internet will be available throughout the workshop, and a dedicated computer network will be provided for those attending the modeling option. All training materials are provided.

Course Facilitators

Alan W. Whiteside, is Professor and Director of the Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD) at the University of Natal in Durban. He has been looking at the economic impact of HIV/AIDS since 1987, and has undertaken commissioned research for the Southern African Development Bank in South Africa, Southern Africa Foundation for Economic Research, Zimbabwe, studies of the impact of HIV/AIDS for a group of sugar companies in Swaziland, and work on the implications of AIDS for the Town and Regional Planning Commission of KwaZuluNatal. He recently completed a 3-year project for USAID and is now embarking on the second phase. In 2000 he co-authored with Clem Sunter, the well-received book "AIDS: The Challenge for South Africa".

Tony Barnett, is a Professor of Development Studies in the School of Development Studies, University of East Anglia (UK). Has been researching the social and economic impact of HIV/AIDS since 1987. Completed research includes major projects in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia as well as work in India. Advisor to the UK Overseas Development Administration, UN, FAO, UNDP, UNICEF as well as governments and NGOs, he is a member of the French Government's National AIDS Research Committee. In addition to many articles, he is author (with Piers Blaikie) of AIDS in Africa: Its Present And Future Impact, (with Martina Haslwimmer) The Effects of HIV/AIDS on Farming Systems in Eastern Africa, FAO, Rome, 1994. He has undertaken research on the social and economic impact of HIV/AIDS in India, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Kenya and several other countries in Africa and elsewhere.

Tony Barnett and Alan Whiteside co-authored the book: "AIDS in the Twenty-First Century: Disease and Globalisation" published by Palgrave in June 2002

Chris Desmond, is a Senior Researcher at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). He has conducted research into various areas of socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS specialising in education, orphans and vulnerable children, and poverty issues. In addition to his research activities, Chris also conducts training in the use of modelling as a tool for projecting the impact of HIV/AIDS, and has taught courses in South Africa, the UK and the Ukraine.

Cost

The course fee includes tuition, full board and accommodation, airport transfers, and all course materials.

Early registration fee (up to Sept 5 2003): ZAR 17,500 / US$ 1,750 core course ZAR 26,750 / US$ 2,675 core course + modelling option (1 additional week)

Registrations received after Sept 5 2003: ZAR 19,500 / US$ 1,950 core course ZAR 28,750 / US$ 2,875 core course + modelling option (1 additional week)

Please note that travel to/from Durban (including expenses), travel/ local insurance, visa charges, per diems and other incidental expenses are not included in the course fee, and will be the sole responsibility of the participant.

Other Information

A maximum of 50 places are available. The closing date for applications is 22 August 2003. An application form can be requested: By phone:+27-31-260-2592
By fax: +27-31-260-2587
By email: mailto:freeman@nu.ac.za
Website: http://www.heard.org.za

By mail:
The Course Coordinator
HEARD, University of Natal, 4041
Republic of South Africa

Applications from countries in Eastern Africa can alternatively be directed to:
The Regional AIDS Training Network
The Course Coordinator
Tel: +254-2-716-009 / 724-634
Fax: +254-2-726-626
mailto:ndiritucw@ratn.org

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