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CONFERENCES/EVENTS/COURSES:
PlusNews Weekly Issue 148, 26 September 2003
1. Incorporating HIV Prevention into the Medical Care of Persons Living with HIV.

This live broadcast and webcast will discuss the rationale for providing HIV prevention in medical care settings and the role of physicians and other health care professionals in public and private settings. It takes place on 13 November 2003, from 1 pm to 3 pm Eastern Standard Time

For more information:
http://legacy.cdcnpin.org/
2. Scaling up the Response of the Private Sector in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS.

The conference is structured as a consultative meeting, with participants coming together to unveil the West Africa Private Sector AIDS Network. It explores how groups operating in the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) can form linkages to promote dialogue, exchange of information and protocols, and expand access to treatment in the sub-region.

For more information and registration:
www.a5coalition.org


MORE CONFERENCES

SPECIAL REPORTS
MOZAMBIQUE: AIDS orphans come under the spotlight
ETHIOPIA: Interview with UNAIDS head Bunmi Makinwa
BURUNDI: Women wake up to HIV/AIDS
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Interview with UNAIDS Prevention and Vulnerability Advisor
TANZANIA: Focus on drawing on traditional remedies to fight HIV/AIDS

LINKS
Inter Press Service (IPS)
The Body: A Multimedia AIDS and HIV Resource
International HIV/AIDS Alliance
African Counselling Network (ACN)
International Council of AIDS Services Organisations (ICASO)

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