Meeting Children's Needs in a World with HIV/AIDS: An International Symposium

Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts USA
24 September 2007, 8:30 AM -- 5:00 PM

On September 24, 2007, JLICA held a high-level international symposium on responding to the needs of children affected by HIV/AIDS. The event took place at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. The one-day symposium convened 250 leaders in science, policymaking, advocacy and implementation from around the world. Participants engaged in debate on key questions including how to channel resources most effectively to support families and communities; overcoming implementation obstacles in services for children affected by HIV/AIDS; and the macroeconomic feasibility of social welfare programs for children in low-income countries

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Learn more about JLICA by accessing the JLICA Brochure Learn more about the conference participants with the Speaker Biographies For a complete agenda, please refer to the Symposium Agenda

Opening Session:

Welcome and Introductions: JLICA Co-Chairs
Peter Bell, Senior Research Fellow, Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Harvard University and President Emeritus, CARE USA
Agnes Binagwaho, Executive Secretary, Rwanda's National AIDS Control Commission. Powerpoint
John Donnelly, Global Health Reporter, The Boston Globe Draft comments & Photo of Mara & Miracle

Panel 1:

Strengthening Families to Support Children
Douglas Webb, UNICEF Eastern and Southern Regional Africa Office. Powerpoint
Michelle Adato, International Food Policy Research Institute. Powerpoint

Panel 2:

Strengthening Community and Civil Society Response
Madhu Deshmukh, CARE USA & Geoff Foster, Family AIDS Caring Trust, Zimbabwe. Powerpoint
John Williamson, Displaced Children and Orphans Fund. Powerpoint
Rabia Mathai, Catholic Medical Mission Board. Powerpoint
Nancy Juma Otieno, FOCUS (Families, Orphans and Children under Stress). Powerpoint

Panel 3:

Increasing Access to Essential Services to Meet Children's Needs: Bridging Implementation Gaps
Lydia Mungherera, Mamas Club and Jim Kim, Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard University. Powerpoint
Noerine Kaleeba, The AIDS Service Organisation. Powerpoint
Charlie Gilks, World Health Organization. Powerpoint
Ken Yamashita, President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Powerpoint

Panel 4:

Policy Debate: "Can Low-Income Countries Afford Social Protection Programs to Benefit Children Affected by HIV/AIDS?"
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Alex de Waal, Social Science Research Council and Masuma Mamdani, Research on Poverty Alleviation
Shanta Devarajan, The World Bank. Powerpoint
Malcolm McPherson, Harvard University Kennedy School of Government
Valerie Leach, Research on Poverty Alleviation

Closing Session

Jack Shonkoff, Center for the Developing Child, Harvard University. Powerpoint
Sheila Sisulu, World Food Programme.
Peter Bell and Agnes Binagwaho, JLICA Co-Chairs. Powerpoint