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| | Location: | J-1050 (1818 H Street, N.W.) | | Begins: | Mon 11/28/2005 9:00AM | | Ends: | Mon 11/28/2005 1:00PM | | Contact Person: | Phoebe Folger |
A visitor’s pass is not required for this event.Â
However, please rsvp with the contact below so that we know how many to include for lunch Opening remarks:Â Â Praful Patel, Vice President, South Asia Region Session Chairs:Â Â Julian Schweitzer, Sector Director, Human Development, South Asia Region
                        Mariam Claeson, Program Coordinator, AIDS, South Asia Region A study team from the University of Manitoba have conducted a country by country analysis of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the South Asia Region. The team and Dr. David Wilson, Global HIV/AIDS Program, will present the draft synthesis paper 'Understanding the Heterogeneity of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic and Responding to its Dynamics' for review and discussion. We will discuss the policy and strategic implications of the main findings, and what it means for our partnership in support of national programs in the region. The tentative agenda is attached below and the draft paper will be available shortly to all participants. For more information, please contact Phoebe Folger ext 80953 Â
  Agenda & Course Materials | 08:30-09:00 | Registration and light breakfast  | | Session 1: Welcome and Overview of HIV/AIDS in South Asia | | 09:00-09:20 | Opening and Overview
Welcoming Remarks – Praful Patel, Vice President, South Asia Region, World Bank
Multimedia Presentation – Keeping the Promise in South Asia  | Session 2: Understanding and Responding to the Heterogeneity of HIV/AIDS in South Asia
Presentation & discussion of the draft synthesis paper
Chair: Mariam Claeson, Program Coordinator, AIDS, South Asia Region, World Bank | | 09:20-10:00 | Presentation of Key Findings | | 10:00-10:30 | Discussants - Shanti Conly, Senior Technical Advisor, Office of HIV/AIDS, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Susan Stout, Manager, Results Secretariat, World Bank
- Neff Walker, Senior Project Officer, Strategic Information Section, UNICEF
| | 10:30-11:10 | Open Discussion  | | 11:10-11:30 | Coffee Break  | Session 3: Policy Implications within the Framework of the Three Ones
Chair: Julian Schweitzer, Sector Director, Human Development, South Asia Region, World Bank | | 11:30-12:00 | Â Panel Discussion - Debrework Zewdie, Director, Global HIV/AIDS Program, World Bank
- Ted Karpf, Partnerships, Dept of HIV/AIDS, WHO
- Others (TBC)
| | 12:00-1:00 |  Discussion & Wrap Up  | | 1:00- 2:00 |  Lunch |
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