WHO Sri-Lanka

8th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (8th ICAAP)- Colombo, 19-23 August 2007

8th ICAAP is the four day congress from 19th to 23rd, August 2007, at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), Colombo. More than 3500 delegates from over 60 countries in Asia and the Pacific are expected to come together in Colombo for 8th ICAAP and will be the biggest ever conference to be held in Sri Lanka.

It  will bring together politicians, government officers, medical experts, academics, people living with HIV/AIDS, community workers and the media to discuss a wide range of issues with regard to this epidemic, that   is confronting this region.

On behalf of the Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia Region , Dr. Agostino Borra  WHO Representative to Sri  Lanka will deliver the Key note Address at Pre ICAAP Parliamentary Seminar organized by the  Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) and  the Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition of Sri Lanka on Saturday, 18 August 2007.

WHO will organize and facilitate two Symposia and a Satellite Meeting.

 

Symposium I-

Title-Controlling the dual TB and HIV epidemic: Lessons learnt from Asia and the Pacific

Date and time-Monday, 20th August 2007 1100-1230 hrs

Venue- Room B, BMICH, Colombo

  

Symposium II-

Title-Increasing access to HIV prevention, care and treatment

Date and time-Wednesday, 22 August 2007 1630-1800 hrs

Venue- Main Hall, BMICH, Colombo

 

Satellite Meeting

Topic-Averting HIV Transmition by ensuring blood safety

Date and time-Monday, 20 August 2007 1800-2000 hrs

Venue- Room D, BMICH, Colombo

 

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