HIV Prevention

Today's HIV Response Debate #3: Discordant Couples and HIV Transmission

Started by Bobby Shady on 16 Aug 2010
Last edited by Maria May on 11 Nov 2010

On Thursday, August 26 from 9am until 11am EST, the World Bank’s Global HIV/AIDS Program and the Office of HIV/AIDS at USAID will host the third debate in a year-long series dedicated to Emerging Issues in Today's HIV Response.

The topic of debate will be: “Intra couple HIV transmission between couples in long term stable partnerships drive a majority of HIV transmission and should receive the majority of HIV prevention funding.”

Panelists include:
Susan A. Allen, MD, MPH, DTM&H
Director, Rwanda Zambia HIV Research Group
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Ronald Gray, MD, MSc
Roberston Professor, Reproductive Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Co-principal Investigator, Rakai Health Sciences Program in Uganda

Daniel Halperin, PhD
Lecturer on Global Health, Harvard University School of Public Health
 
Elizabeth Marum, PhD
Regional HIV Prevention Counselor, CDC

Karl W. Hofmann, President & CEO of Population Services International (PSI), will serve as the moderator.

To register for the debate, please visit https://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Register/IdentityConfirmation.aspx?e=8f9c1d88-...

You can access the webcast from the following page http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=8f9c1d88-e287-4c9f-be9a-ef8...

We look forward to the debate and for community members to continue the dialogue in this community.

Keywords: debate on HIV prevention  Developing targeted interventions