7th ICAAP Satellite Session: HIV/AIDS Among mobile populations in South East Asia

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Event: 7th ICAAP Satellite session announcement

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In conjunction with the 7th ICAAP Kobe 2005, JFAP in partnership with

CARAM-Asia, SHARE, and the Japanese Research Institute of Tuberculosis are

co-organizing a satellite Meeting on HIV/AIDS among the mobile populations in

Southeast Asia.

The speakers will cover a range of topics related to vulnerability of mobile

populations to HIV/AIDS.

The satellite meetings will start with a thought-provoking presentation focusing

on the impact of the Indian Ocean Tsunami on mobility and HIV related

interventions in local communities.

Factual and statistical basis for the further discussions will be given by a

speaker from the Japanese Research Institute of Tuberculosis, who will give an

overview of HIV/AIDS among the country's mobile population.

Two presentations on the emerging issues in HIV/AIDS interventions among migrant

workers will be made from the perspective of a migrant-sending and a

migrant-receiving country. The meeting will be concluded by presentation from

UNDP on the role of international organizations in addressing HIV vulnerability

among mobile populations.

Migrants are among the most vulnerable groups of society to the whole spectrum

of health-related problems and HIV/AIDS in particular.

The satellite meeting on the HIV/AIDS AMONG MOBILE POPULATIONS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

is a great opportunity for the participants of the 7th ICAAP Kobe 2005 to get a

better insight into the health problems of migrants and mobile populations and

some current interventions to address the concerns. All interested participants

are invited to register for the satellite meeting early to secure their place.

To register for the Satellite Meeting on HIV/AIDS Among Mobile Populations in

Southeast Asia, participants of the 7th ICAAP Kobe 2005 are advised to send

their particulars to CARAM Asia Secretariat.

Please send your full name, organization name and contact details (postal

address, phone and fax number and e-mail address) to the following address:

caraminfo@....

On behalf of the organizers,

CARAM Asia Secretariat

8th Floor, Wisma M L S

31, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman

50100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia