[procaare] Botswana AIDS Research Conference 2003

[Connie Osborne <procaare@healthnet.org>]

National HIV/AIDS/STI/ and Other related infectious diseases Research 
Conference
Gaborone International Convention Centre, 7-12th December 2003
Botswana - NHASORC 2003
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[For more information or to submit proposals, please write directly to 
nacaemail@gov.bw ]

With HIV prevalence rates in antenatal clinic attendees of 35.4 %, 
Botswana is one of the countries that has been hard hit by the HIV/AIDS 
epidemic. Despite this, the role of research in the national response to 
the epidemic has continued to take a back seat. The National AIDS 
Coordinating Agency (NACA) in collaboration with all stakeholders and 
developmental partners in Botswana have therefore found it necessary to 
hold the first ever National HIV/AIDS/STI/and other related infectious 
Diseases (ORID) Research Conference - NHASORC 2003. This will take place 
from the 7th to the 12th of December 2003 in Gaborone.

The main aim of NHASORC 2003 is to provide a platform for sharing research 
data and experience by scientists that have done or are currently 
intending to do HIV/AIDS research in or about Botswana. NHASORC 2003 will 
identify research gaps, impediments to research implementation and 
coordination as well as, determine the scope of utilisation of Botswana 
generated research data. Thus, NHASORC 2003 will be used as a framework 
for streamlining national research priorities and for determining 
dissemination modalities in line with the country's National Strategic 
Framework (2003-2009).

If you have in the recent past conducted research in or about Botswana or 
are intending to and, if you are from the region and have research results 
that you think might be applicable to Botswana, we invite you to submit 
your abstract and come and be part of our conference. We also invite 
interested national, regional and international individuals or groups that 
would like to hold skills building workshops, pre-conference and /or 
satellite meetings to submit to us their proposals.

For further inquiries visit our web site on www.naca.gov.bw/nhasorc 
Or
contact us on:
NHASORC 2003
NACA P/bag 00463
Gaborone, Botswana
Tel: +267- 3903188 / 3904083 / 3903185
Fax: +267 3903273 / 3170960
e-mail: nacaemail@gov.bw  or bmonare@gov.bw   or cosborne@unicef.org

Connie Osborne.
Chair, Scientific Committee

Forwarded to ProCAARE by Tracey  Naledi <tracey@achap.org>

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