| From: |
"Makona, Edgar Dearn" [ profile ] |
| Subject: |
6th SAHARA Conference 2011
|
| Sent: |
Jun 6th, 2011 - 07:23:28 |
|
| |
The SAHARA (Social Aspects of HIV and Aids Research Alliance) and the
6th SAHARA Conference 2011 is scheduled to take place in the Nelson
Mandela Bay - Port Elizabeth, South Africa from 28th November to 2nd
December 2011, at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU).
This conference is not the standard scientific conference, and will be
like no other. It is the largest conference of its kind: going beyond
the boundaries of biomedical paradigms and bringing together those
involved in producing research and those at the center of the epidemic
(epidemiologists, medical doctors, social scientists, etc.) in an
interdisciplinary, multi-stage, and multi-sector environment; with a
strong Africa focus; and involving real, local people on the ground.
The conference will:
have a strong community involvement aspect by creating multi-voice
sessions to directly capture the experiences of different communities
including: people living with HIV and AIDS; members of marginalized
groups, especially those most vulnerable to HIV; community groups
involved at the implementation level, and community leaders involved
at the policy level; etc.
provide an interdisciplinary space (beyond the biomedical paradigms)
for cross-fertilization among those engaged in evidence-based research
(epidemiologists, medical doctors, social scientists, behavioral
researchers, policy makers, members of communities, etc.);
capture innovations arising from practical experiences, research and
programs conducted in different contexts (i.e. economic, political,
biomedical, social, cultural, etc.);
allow for a bi-directional flow of information from experts to
people on the ground, and vice versa, and provide an opportunity for
the dissemination of findings in a different way;
capture the results of research undertaken by young and women
researchers to be presented and discussed at the conference;
involve skills-building workshops during the conference, and skills
building activities after the conference; and
address deficiencies in the translation of research findings, and
build bridges between research and practice.
The theme is: ARE WE TURNING THE TIDE ON HIV/AIDS? Social, Political
and Economic Landscape of HIV Prevention and Response, and the
sub-themes will include:
HIV/Aids and Human Rights
MARPs (Most at Risk Populations)
HIV Prevention
Accessibility, Uptake and Adherence to Treatment
Political Accountability in the Aids Response
HIV Epidemiology
For more details please visit the website: http://www.sahara.org.za/
|
|
Message
back to messages
