PEPFAR in Africa
HSPH’s Role in the Largest Public Health Endeavor in History
Thursday, January 10, 2013
1:00 to 5:00 pm – Reception to Follow
SNYDER AUDITORIUM
Harvard School of Public Health – 677 Huntington Ave., Boston
The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the largest public health initiative in history dedicated to a single disease, has committed over $18 billion for HIV prevention, care and treatment. HSPH PEPFAR supported programs in Botswana, Nigeria and Tanzania that treated over 160,000 AIDS patients.
The symposium will outline partnerships, accomplishments, lessons learned, challenges, and transition to local ownership.
Speakers:
Prof. Max Essex
HSPH
Prof. Wafaie Fawzi
HSPH
Dean Julio Frenk
HSPH
Dr. Tendani Gaolathe
Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership
Provost Alan Garber
Harvard
Prof. David Hunter
HSPH
Prof. Phyllis Kanki
HSPH
Prof. Richard Marlink
HSPH
Dr. Prosper Okonkwo
AIDS Prevention in Nigeria
Dr. Roseline Urio
Management and Development for Health, Tanzania
Symposium Schedule
Max Essex will moderate and provide short introductions of speakers.
1:00 – 1:10 Welcome & Introduction, Max Essex
1:10 – 1:20 Remarks, David Hunter
1:20 – 1:40 Tanzania, Roseline Urio
1:40 – 2:00 Tanzania, Wafaie Fawzi
2:00 – 2:10 Q&A about Tanzania PEPFAR
2:10 – 2:30 Botswana, Tendani Gaolathe
2:30 – 2:50 Botswana, Richard Marlink
2:50 – 3:00 Q&A about Botswana PEPFAR
3:00 – 3:20 Break
3:20 – 3:40 Nigeria, Phyllis Kanki
3:40 – 4:00 Nigeria, Prosper Okonkwo
4:00 – 4:10 Q&A about Nigeria PEPFAR
4:10 – 4:35 Panel Q&A, moderated by David Hunter
Panel Members: Wafaie Fawzi, Tendani Gaolathe, Phyllis Kanki,
Richard Marlink, Prosper Okonkwo, Roseline Urio
4:35 – 4:45 Remarks, Julio Frenk
4:45 – 4:55 Remarks, Alan Garber
4:55 – 5:00 Conclusion, Max Essex
5:00 – 6:00 Reception in Kresge Cafeteria