aidsfocus.ch
Conference 2011: HIV, Sexuality and youth. Linking HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights

Program

09.00 Arrival, coffee and tea


09.15 Welcome and introduction by Helena Zweifel, aidsfocus.ch


09.30–12.30

Linking HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights: An overview

Susanne Rohner, Advocacy and Communication, PLANeS - Swiss Foundation for Sexual and Reproductive Health, Bern

Dr Kevin Osborn, Senior HIV Advisor, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), London

Dr V. Chandra-Mouli, Coordinator Adolescent Health and Development, World Health Organisation (WHO), Geneva

Chances and challenges of linking HIV and SRHR

Beatrice Savadye, Information and Advocacy Officer, Students and Youth Working on reproductive Health Action Team (SAYWHAT), Zimbabwe

Blaise Sedoh, National Coordinator of the HIV/AIDS program, Croix Rouge Togo, Togo


12.30 - 13.15 Lunch


13.15–14.15

Chances and challenges of linking HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights

Beate Kiefer, IAMANEH: Young single mothers in Burkina Faso

Sybille N’Zebo and Monika Christofori-Khadka, Swiss Red Cross: Join in circuit on AIDS, love and sexuality, Tibet

Workshops: Discussion with the speakers on advocacy strategies and challenges und role of aidsfocus.ch and its partners


14.15 - 15.15

Workshops: Discussion with the speakers on challenges and strategies of linking HIV and SRHR in policy and practice


15.45–17.00

Podium discussion with stakeholders from donor agencies, politics and NGOs: Kevin Osborn (IPPF), V. Chandra-Mouli (WHO), Andreas Loebell/Nathalie Vesco (SDC), Yvonne Gilli (Parlamentarian), Beatrice Savadye (SAYWHAT) and Helena Zweifel (aidsfocus.ch/MMS)
Taking the linking HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights agenda forward


17.00 Networking apéro


 

Moderation

Kate Molesworth, Steering Committee aidsfocus.ch/ Swiss TPH

Advisory Group

Maya Natarajan (IAMANEH), Gabriele Hansch (Swiss Red Cross), Susanne Rohner (PLANeS) and V. Chandra-Mouli (WHO).

Organisation and Coordination

Helena Zweifel, aidsfocus.ch/ Medicus Mundi Switzerland

The conference is financially supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (sdc) and the Swiss AIDS Federation (Aids-Hilfe Schweiz).

 

Date: 7 April 2011

Vernue: Kornhausforum, Kornhausplatz 18, Bern.