Emory Conference on Unique Aspects of HIV/AIDS Epidemic In India

January 29, 2007

Conference To Explore Unique Aspects of HIV/AIDS Epidemic in India

Public health practitioners and noted scholars will participate in

Emory's South Asian Studies Conference Feb. 16 to discuss how the

HIV/AIDS epidemic in India has been shaped by policies, culture and

economics.

The daylong conference titled, " What's Indian about HIV/AIDS in

India? " will be held at the Emory Conference Center at 1519 Clifton

Rd. from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Conference speakers will draw on their

experiences at a variety of organizations including the United

Nations Development Programme, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC), CARE, Global AIDS Alliance, and the Bill and

Melinda Gates Foundation.

" The goal of the conference is to explore comprehensive, context-

sensitive responses to public health threats through discussion on

the 'Indian-ness' of HIV/AIDS, " says Deepika Bahri, PhD, director of

Emory's South Asian Studies Program.

The South Asian Studies Program at Emory offers undergraduate and

graduate courses in various disciplines including music, English,

dance, religion, comparative literature, economics, history,

political science, anthropology and international relations.

The conference is sponsored by the CDC; Rollins School of Public

Health; Institute for Comparative and International Studies; the

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; Center for Health, Culture and

Society; the National Institutes of Health Fogarty International

Center's Global Health Frameworks Program; Emory Global Health

Institute; Emory Center for AIDS Research; Emory Vaccine Center; the

Center for the Study of Public Scholarship and the Hightower Fund.

Registration is free, but required. To register, please contact Angie

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