Microbicides basics. A skills-building workshop at ICAAP

[Guest guest]

The Global Campaign for Microbicides (GCM) Welcomes you to:

Female-Initiated HIV Prevention: Microbicides basics

A skills-building workshop on the basic science of microbicides and

research and advocacy for microbicides at the 8th ICAAP, Colombo, Sri

Lanka. 21st August 2007

4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Facilitated by

Anandi Yuvaraj and Paramita Kundu

Global Campaign for Microbicides and PATH in India

This workshop will provide an update on female/user-initiated HIV/STI

prevention methods with a focus on the need for microbicides, on basic

microbicides science, on research efforts taking place regionally and

globally and provide an orientation to regional advocacy activities

around microbicides.

Participants will learn about strategies and resources for microbicides advocacy

PATH, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) and

Global Campaign for Microbicides (GCM)

Welcome you to

New HIV/STI Prevention Technologies on the Horizon

A symposium at the 8th ICAAP, Colombo, Sri Lanka

22nd August, 2007

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

This symposium will address the challenges related to researching New

Prevention Technologies (NPT). It will explore the need for learning

lessons from the introduction of existing health technologies, community

mobilization and joint policy advocacy among groups working on HIV and sexual

and reproductive health in Asia and the Pacific.

Background

A number of new HIV prevention technologies - such as Microbicides,

PREP, HSV suppression, male circumcision and an AIDS vaccine - are

either currently in clinical trials or are being considered for

introduction. The HIV prevention field still faces challenges, including

developing and strengthening infrastructure to conduct clinical trials and

paying attention to gender equity and community perspectives when facilitating

access and introduction.

Panel discussions

Speakers

O'Malley, PATH, India

Suniti , YRG Care, India

Leela Visaria, India

Khartni Slamah, APNSW, Thailand

Chair

Iyanthi Abeyewickreme

NSACP, Sri Lanka

Moderator

Anandi Yuvaraj, PATH, India

Aditi Joshi

e-mail: <aditi17in@...>