Monday, January 22, 2007

7:00-8:00AM	Breakfast and registration
8:00-8:30AM	Welcome and Introduction Speaker Balopi, Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum Joseph Makhema, Botswana-Harvard Partnership
8:30-10:00AM	Session 1: HIV/AIDS: Disease Characteristics Epidemiology - Pathophysiology - Subtypes and recombinants - Transmission Chair: Kasonde Bowa, University of Zambia Max Essex, Harvard AIDS Initiative Discussion
10:00-10:15AM	Tea break
10:15AM-12:30PM	Session 2: HIV/AIDS: Advances in Treatment Chair: Rajendrakumar Mungur, Parliament of Mauritius Co-Chair: Christine Sadia, United Nations Development Fund for Women Treatment - ARVs (What can parliamentarians do to facilitate access to treatment by all) Richard Marlink, Harvard School of Public Health - Drug resistance Hermann Bussmann, Botswana-Harvard Partnership - Clinical spectrum and treatment of HIV-related diseases Bill Wester, Botswana-Harvard Partnership
12:30-1:30PM	Lunch
1:30-3:30PM	Session 3: HIV/AIDS: Prevention Strategies Chair: T.C. Fantan, African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships Co-Chair: Sara Page, SAFAIDS Prevention -Monitoring Implementation of Universal Access to treatment Care and support towards 2010. Mark Stirling, UNAIDS, East and Central Africa - Male Circumcision/Condoms (Commodity security issues, circumcision, the need for coordinated action by all of society-government, traditional leaders, religious leaders, civil society actors and parliamentarians) Kasonde Bowa, University of Zambia - VCT Claire Moffat, Botswana-Harvard Partnership - PMTCT Carolyn Wester, Botswana-Harvard Partnership - Cost effectiveness of prevention, care and treatment programs Richard Marlink, Harvard School of Public Health - Microbicides Saidi Kapiga, Harvard School of Public Health - Vaccines Joseph Makhema, Botswana-Harvard Partnership Discussion
3:30-3:45PM	Tea break
3:45-5:45PM	Session 4: HIV/AIDS: Understanding the Impact of the Epidemic Impact - Advocacy and Governance issues for Member states - Africa’s Common position on HIV/AIDS political commitment - Orphan crisis-Parliamentary implementation of UNGASS commitments - Resources for information on HIV/AIDS in the SADC region Chair: Job Sithole, Parliament of South Africa Co-Chair: Brionne Dawson, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs Caroline Sande, ActionAid Christine Sadia, United Nations Development Fund for Women Boemo Sekgoma, Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum Rodwell Shamu, Save the Children UK
5:45PM	Closing remarks/Housekeeping notes No formal dinner scheduled

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

7:30-8:00AM	Breakfast and check-in Welcome-Housekeeping notes
8:00-9:00AM	Session 5: Research as Means to Build Capacity Chair: Blessing Chebundu, Parliament of Zimbabwe Co-Chair: Bookie Kethusegile, Souther AFrican Development Community Parliamentary Forum Building Capacity: Lessons learned from Botswana - Overview of the BHP and its research activities Joseph Makhema, Botswana-Harvard Partnership - Community participation and impact of findings on community and policies Rupert Hambira, Botswana-Harvard Partnership Margaret Davis, BOTUSA* - Issues of participant protection/Ethics Shenaaz El-Halabi, Botswana Ministry of Health* Daniel Wikler, Harvard School of Public Health
9:00-10:00AM	Session 5: Research as Means to Build Capacity (continued) - Building blocks of a treatment program Tendani Galoathe, Botswana-Harvard Partnership - How to build laboratory capacity Rosemary Musonda, Botswana-Harvard Partnership - HIV/AIDS care and treatment: Training healthcare workers Ndwapi Ndwapi, Botswana-Harvard Partnership Christine Bussmann, Botswana-Harvard Partnership Discussion
10:00-10:15AM	Tea break
10:15AM-12:30PM	Session 6: Benefits and Challenges of Studies in Southern Africa: Examples from SADC Countries Botswana, Lesotho, South Africa, Swaziland, Namibia - Generalized epidemics groups - Risk behaviors - Prevalence changes Chair: Joseph Makhema, Botswana-Harvard Partnership Co-Chair: Innocent Modisaotsile, Southern African Development Community Keketso Sefeane, Lesotho National AIDS Commission Nomonde Xundu, HIV&AIDS/STI&TB (South Africa) Khanya Mabuza, Swaziland National HIV/AIDS Programme Ella Kaunapawa Shihepo, Namibia National AIDS Coordinating Programs Mauritius, Angola, Madagascar, DRC - Prevention efforts to support low HIV prevalence rates - Links between higher- and lower-risk populations should be investigated Chair: Poloko Kebaabetswe, Baylor AITRP Co-Chair: Caroline Sande, ActionAid International Dra Ducelina Serrano, Angola National Institute of HIV/AIDS Mosa Milasoa, Emergencies and Fight Against Communicable Diseases (Madagascar) Discussion
12:30-1:30PM	Lunch
1:30-2:30PM	Session 6: Benefits and Challenges of Studies in Southern Africa: Examples from SADC Countries (continued) - Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique - Behavioral data collection - Sero-surveillance activities - Monitoring HIV in the general population, especially in youth Chair: Rupert Hambira, Botswana-Harvard Partnership Co-Chair: Khumo Seipone, Botswana HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care Herman Lupogo, Tanzania Commission for AIDS Arnon Mpofu, Zimbabwe National AIDS Council Bizwick Mwale, Malawi National AIDS Commission Joana Lisboa Mangueira, Mozambique National AIDS Commission
2:30-4:30PM Buses to pick-up at Gaborone Sun	Concurrent tour groups (15pp) of BHP and study sites [Each group will tour in a circuit to see all of the sites below] • Group A – Lab 1 Rosemary Musonda, Botswana-Harvard Partnership • Group B – Data Management Center Eric Widenfelt, Botswana-Harvard Partnership • Group C – Tshepo Bill Wester, Botswana-Harvard Partnership • Group D – MTCT/MASA Carolyn Wester, Botswana-Harvard Partnership • Group E – Vaccine Clinic Lawrence Mwananyanda, Botswana-Harvard Partnership
4:30-5:45PM	Plenary Session – Remarks/Housekeeping Notes
7:00PM	Reception and Dinner How Research Transformed Botswana Sheila Tlou, Botswana Ministry of Health

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

7:30-8:00AM	Breakfast and check-in Welcome-Housekeeping notes
8:00-9:30AM	Session 7: HIV/AIDS Capacity Building in SADC Countries Program Implementation and Parliamentary Engagement - Sustainability of capacity building for members of Parliament-“ The Case of a SADC Parliamentary leadership centre” - Domestic and international cooperation and mobilization - Roles of MP’s on Budget tracking - The role of Parliamentary oversight and legislative Function in responding to HIV/AIDS - TIPS and Access to treatment by all citizens - Standard of care - Quality Assurance Chair: Nora Schimming-Chase, Parliament of Namibia Co-Chair: Isabella Magetse, Republic of Botswana Panel discussion: Bookie Kethusegile Juru, Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum Josina Machel, IDASA Brionne Dawson, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs Tenu Afavia, UNDP Regional Support Office
10:30-10:45AM	Tea break
10:45AM-12:30PM	Session 7: HIV/AIDS Capacity Building in SADC Countries (continued) - Country specific challenges to implementing AIDS research - Country and regional action plans to guide the processes of HIV and AIDS, gender and development Panel discussion: Mary Crewe, Centre for the studies of AIDS Boemo Sekgoma, Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum Innocent Modisaotsile, Southern African Development Community
12:30-1:30PM	Lunch
1:30-3:30PM	Session 8: Benefits of SADC Countries Working Together a) How southern African countries can build a united response to HIV/AIDS b) How Members of Parliament can facilitate research findings to shape public policies c) Research as a tool to develop national responses/capacity building d) Review best practices in developing international partnerships to further research and development Chair: Alfredo Junior, Parliament of Angola Panel dsicussion: Discussant to be SADC Secretariat, Pan African Parliament. TBC* Sheila Tlou, Botswana Ministry of Health* Ntlhoi Motsamai, Lesotho Parliament* Mary Crewe, Centre for Human Rights*
3:30-3:45PM	Conclusion – Open Plenary Discussion