MSH, since onset of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, has worked with partners around the world to combat the spread of this devastating disease. Through a combination of panel and poster presentations, MSH's staff will share their experiences. In addition, MSH's booth space will offer conference goers the opportunity to collect more detailed information about our programs, to speak with our staff and to network with our partners.

July 11-16, 2004
IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Center
Bangkok, Thailand

Panel Sessions

• Waiting for the funding giants: Creation and impact of the Rapid Funding Envelope for HIV/AIDS, an innovative multi-donor funding mechanism for civil society organizations in Tanzania
  Catherine Severo (MSH/M&L Program)
  Monday, 12 July 2004 | 10:30-12:00pm | Session Rooms J
  
  
• Coping with success: Lessons from Tanzania and Uganda on managing large scale funding for HIV/AIDS programs
  Saul Helfenbein (MSH/CHSS)
  Monday, July 12 2004 | 10:30am -12:00pm | Session room J
  
  
• Integrating HIV testing into health care facilities in Haiti: problems and solutions
  Paul Arnow (MSH/CHSS)
  Tuesday, 13 July 2004 | 4-5:30pm | Session room B
  
  
• A Review of Policies, Guidelines and Programs in Voluntary Counseling and Testing in East, Central, and Southern Africa
  Bannet Ndyanabangi (MSH/RPM Plus Program)
  Wednesday, 14 July 2004 | 10:30am -12pm | Session room G
  
  
• What are the true costs of scaling up antiretroviral therapy?
  Malcolm Bryant (MSH)
  Tuesday, 13 July 2004 | 4-5:30pm | Session room D
  
  

Poster Sessions

• Impact of HIV/AIDS on public health sector personnel in Kenya
  Bannet Ndyanabangi (MSH/RPM Plus Program)
  Monday, 12 July 2004 | Hall 3, Track E
  
  
• The impact of HIV/AIDS on the Health Workforce in Malawi
  Bannet Ndyanabangi (MSH/RPM Plus Program)
  Monday, 12 July 2004 | Hall 3, Track E
  
  
• HIV/AIDS-related pharmaceutical price comparisons
  Arin Speed (MSH/CPM)
  Tuesday, 13 July 2004 | Hall 3, Track E
  
  
• Developing a web-based HIV/AIDS information-sharing network: data collection and dissemination
  Arin Speed (MSH/CPM)
  Tuesday, 13 2004 | July Hall 3, Track E
  
  
• Assuring sustained access to PMTCT commodities in Ethiopia through establishment of an integrated distribution system
  Hella Witt (MSH/RPM Plus Program)
  Tuesday, 13 July 2004 | Hall 3, Track D
  
  
• Developing commodity procurement support for the PMTCT program in Ethiopia
  Hella Witt (MSH/RPM Plus Program)
  Tuesday, 13 July 2004 | Hall 3, Track D
  
  
• Assessing the pharmaceutical supply system in Namibia to support expansion of PMTCT and ART activities
  Laila Akhlaghi (MSH/RPM Plus Program)
  Tuesday, 13 July 2004 | Hall 3, Track E
  
  
• Increasing access to quality pharmaceuticals and other commodities for the treatment, care, and support of HIV/AIDS patients: a case for regional collaboration for procurement
  Kofi Aboagye-Nyame (MSH/RPM Plus Program)
  Tuesday, 13 July 2004 | Hall 3, Track E
  
  
• Going to Scale: A systematic process for planning multi-sectoral partnerships for scaling-up the national response
  Catherine Severo (MSH/M&L Program)
  Tuesday, 13 July 2004 | Hall 3, Track E
  
  
• Going to scale through strengthened management systems
  Mary O’Neil (MSH/M&L Program)
  Tuesday, 13 July 2004 | Hall 3, Track E
  
  
• The costs of scaling up ART in Malawi
  Erik Schouten (MSH/CHSS)
  Tuesday, 13 July 2004 | Hall 3, Track E
  
  
• Scaling up access to ART in resource-limited settings: integrating ART programs into existing pharmaceutical management systems to support sustainable quality care in Mombasa, Kenya
  Helena Walkowiak (MSH/RPM Plus Program)
  Wednesday, 14 July 2004 | Hall 3, Track E
  
  
• Strengthening Good Laboratory Practices in resource-limited settings to support the introduction and scale up of ART: a case from Coast Provincial General Hospital
  Helena Walkowiak (MSH/RPM Plus Program)
  Wednesday, 14 July 2004 | Hall 3, Track E
  
  
• Enhancing collaboration for HIV/AIDS-related pharmaceutical management in East, Central, and Southern Africa: establishing a regional pharmaceutical forum
  Kofi Aboagye-Nyame (MSH/RPM Plus Program)
  Wednesday, 14 July 2004 | Hall 3, Track E
  
  
• Access to HIV/AIDS-related essential medicines: a framework for measurement
  Helena Walkowiak (MSH/RPM Plus Program)
  Thursday, 15 July 2004 | Hall 3, Track E
  
  
• Defining an assessment approach to improve medicine and commodity management for PMTCT programs
  Sameh Saleeb (MSH/RPM Plus Program)
  Thursday, 15 July 2004 | Hall 3, Track E
  
  
• Review of antiretroviral therapy (ART) guidelines in selected countries of Africa and the Caribbean: A challenge for optimizing treatment and product supply
  Laila Akhlaghi (MSH/RPM Plus Program)
  Thursday, 15 July 2004 | Hall 3, Track E
  
  
• The pharmaceutical supply system in Haiti: An assessment to support expansion of VCT/PMTCT activities
  Michael Derosena (MSH/RPM Plus Program)
  Thursday, 15 July 2004 | Hall 3, Track E
  
  
• Strengthening the VCT information and commodities supply system and integrating VCT and PMTCT activities in Zambia
  Oliver Hazemba (MSH/RPM Plus Program)
  Thursday, 15 July 2004 | Hall 3, Track E
  
  
• Are pharmaceutical services in the public sector ready for the implementation of antiretroviral treatment on a large scale?
  Jean-Pierre Sallet (MSH/CPM)
  Thursday, 15 July 2004 | Hall 3, Track B
  
  
• Preparing managers at district level to monitor HIV/AIDS services
  Jacqueline Sallet (MSH/CHSS)
  Thursday, 15 July 2004 | Hall 3, Track E