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Written by Dr Sylvia
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Tuesday, 24 November 2009 09:51 |
After an astonishing success on the very opening conference of this kind in whole of nation, we would like to express thanks to all the delegates, faculties, volunteers and the entire squad of Asha Kirana!
Not to forget we earnestly are grateful to the Infosys and media for their immense support and underneath are some of the links where you can get to know more about the conference sensation:
Thank you One and All for the Great Support and we from the Ind-Ipac team are looking forward to see you all again soon in a more bigger way!
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 November 2009 13:25 |
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Pediatric AIDS - The Challenge |
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Greetings from Asha Kirana, Mysore, India
Asha Kirana is a ‘not for profit’ organization working in the field of HIV/AIDS since 1997, supported by National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), New Delhi, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) Focus on AIDS (FOA) and the local citizenry.
On November 21st and 22nd 2009, Asha Kirana hosted the first ever India International Pediatric AIDS Conference (I-IPAC) 2009 in Mysore, South India which was very well attended by around 350 National and International delegates. Pre-Conference research methodology workshops, Support group meetings and a Programmatic workshop were held and a Mysore Declaration of Appeal for Global Commitment and Action was released with they key themes being flexibility of PPTCT protocols in different health care settings and efforts to improve ANC coverage with an additional focus on the Private health sector and home deliveries; need for comprehensive quality of care to keep mother and child alive and healthy; safe infant feeding practices through comprehensive follow up counseling; improving the safety of breast milk through the implementation of evidence based protocols; the need to strengthen inter and intra sectoral linkages to ensure best quality of care; the pediatrician to be an integral part in care continuum of Children living with HIV; the need for a Comprehensive nutrient supplementation program to be researched and urgently implemented; reduction of stigma and discrimination by co-ordinated efforts by Health care providers, the community and various organizations and stakeholders; moving beyond the discriminatory terminology “Orphan and Vulnerable Children’ to the positive phrase ‘Children with Hope and Courage’.
We now welcome you to the second Ind – IPAC 2011 to be held in February 2011 with the theme of the Conference being ‘Care beyond childhood – Adolescents living with HIV/AIDS
The objectives of the Conference are:
Global and national Technical update on Adolescent AIDS
To identify gaps and unmet in service delivery between childhood and adulthood
To addresses challenges and conflicts in status disclosure
To highlight psycho-social issues which improve quality of life in adolescents with AIDS.
To formulate strategies to improve the availability and accessibility of reproductive health and HIV services for adolescents
To determine research priorities for future years
Last Dates:
Abstract submission: November 30th, 2010
Scholarship application : November 30th, 2010
Late breaker submission: January 15th, 2011
Pre Conference Workshop on “ Emerging Challenges of Adoloscent HIV/AIDS”
Date: February 4th, 2011
*Limited scholarships are available supporting travel and accommodation
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Written by Dr Sylvia
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 14:33 |
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Written by Dr Sylvia
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 14:04 |
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Written by Dr Sylvia
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 13:43 |
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