Assemblée annuelle

aidsfocus.ch: Annual Meeting 2014

Bern | aidsfocus.ch, the Swiss platform on HIV/AIDS and international cooperation, cordially invites its partners to the annual meeting. It is the first annual meeting for the new coordinator Carine Weiss. I look forward meeting you in person and to discuss with you our activities for 2015!

27 November 2014, Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz, Bern

Agenda

09:00 Coffee and Gipfeli

09:15 – 12:00 :

1. Looking back – moving forward

2. Minutes of the annual meeting 2013

3. Annual report 2013/14 and accounts 2013

4. Theme of the aidsfocus.ch conference in spring 2015: Topics proposed:

HIV and NCDs
HIV und health systems: Thematic support for health systems strengthening
HIV and Ebola: What can we learn from one for the other
Research and science for an improved response to HIV
HIV and intellectual property rights
HIV and specific vulnerable groups (e.g. migrants; sex workers), maybe with focus on Eastern Europe
90-90-90 -> what does this mean for Swiss organizations
HIV and advocacy -> how to turn up the heat..
Stigma of people living with HIV/Aids (in Zimbabwe still a big issue)
Adherence
Financing HIVAids programs: In South Africa HIV/Aids is now included in the general health budget of the state. On one side this is a good development on the other side it’s tricky because the budgets are being cut down

Note: certain topics can also be discussed in a Meeting point; be used for “topic of the month” or “feature stories”.

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Venue: Swiss Red Cross, Rainmattstrasse 10, 3001 Bern https://www.redcross.ch/de

Information: Carine Weiss, Coordinator aidsfocus.ch, cweiss@medicusmundi.ch
061 383 18 12