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.