[procaare] Join new partnership-based dialogue on HIV and TB in Zambia!

["Partners Zambia eForum" <procaare@healthnet.org>]

Action: Join new partnership-based dialogue on HIV and TB in Zambia!
Afya Mzuri, SAfAIDS, TALC, ZNAN, and HDN
16 February 2007
[Cross-posted from AF-AIDS]
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Dear colleagues and friends,

If you are working and/or living in Zambia and are active  or interested in 
the context of HIV/AIDS- and TB-related public health and development, join 
Partners Zambia eForum NOW and add your voice to the discussion table.

Here is what Winstone Zulu and Father Michael Kelly, both Partners Zambia 
Advisors, have to say about Partners Zambia:

"This initiative is a crucial move forward in improving communication and 
advocacy within civil society in Zambia - I encourage everyone working on 
HIV and TB to join the eForum and to start the dialogue towards better 
partnership and collaboration".
Winstone Zulu, Partners Zambia Adviser

"Knowledge is power. The more we know about what is involved in HIV and AIDS 
as well as in health and development issues, the better the chances that our 
initiatives in these areas will be successful. Partners Zambia gives every 
one of us an opportunity to arrive at this knowledge through popular 
discussion of HIV/AIDS and other health- and development -related issues. 
Join us by becoming a subscribed member of Partners Zambia. Our shared 
knowledge will help in bringing about an end to HIV, AIDS, a poor health 
situation, and lack of development among our people. The responsibility is 
ours."
- Fr Michael Kelly, Partners Zambia Adviser

TO JOIN, simply send a blank message to:
join-partnerszambia@eforums.healthdev.org
or go to the Join Page on the eForums website at
http://www.healthdev.org/eforums/cms/join.asp

This eForum is a national electronic discussion forum for the debate and 
discussion on HIV/AIDS, TB and other health-related issues in Zambia. It is 
jointly managed and moderated by a group of partner organisations: Afya 
Mzuri, Southern Africa HIV and AIDS Information and Dissemination Service 
(SAfAIDS), Treatment Advocacy and Literacy Campaign (TALC), Zambia National 
AIDS Network (ZNAN) and Health and Development Networks (HDN).

Partners Zambia eForum aims to:
- Increase the number of people in Zambia involved in popular discussion of 
HIV/AIDS and other health- and development -related issues
- Promote advocacy, partnerships and networking at local, provincial and 
national level
- Improve the quality of and access to information
- Increase accountability and transparency in decision-making related to 
HIV/AIDS and other health- and development-related issues at local, 
provincial and national levels
- Disseminate relevant information, education and communication (IEC) 
resources
- Contribute to decreasing stigma and discrimination against people living 
with HIV/AIDS and other marginalised groups at all levels

The members have already been discussing a number of interesting issues, 
including:
* Treatment issues
* Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
* Nutrition and food security
* Sexual abuse and defilement
* Selenium
* Orphans and vulnerable children
* Donor related issues
* Stigma and discrimination
* Government commitments
* Gender issues
* Sex workers
* Role of Faith-based organisations
* International AIDS Conference (IAC)

At the time of the International AIDS Conference (IAC) 2006, Partners Zambia 
eForum began sending messages to stimulate dialogue around the issues and 
developments. The eForum will be officially launched today, 16 February, in 
conjunction with the "HIV Resource Centre" in Lusaka.

Remember to tell your colleagues, friends and other organisations about 
Partners Zambia eForum. Encourage them to join and speak their world!

YOUR voice, experiences and opinions are crucial to making the most of the 
opportunity to discuss issues, share experiences and exchange ideas on what 
Zambian society can and will achieve in the future.

We welcome you to Partners Zambia eForum!

Partners Zambia eForum Resource Team
Web: www.healthdev.org/eforums/partnerszambia


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Websites:
Southern Africa HIV and AIDS Information and Dissemination Service 
(SAfAIDS): www.safaids.org.zw)
Treatment Advocacy and Literacy Campaign (TALC): http://www.talczambia.org)
Zambia National AIDS Network (ZNAN): www.znan.org.zm
Health and Development Networks (HDN):  www.hdnet.org

[Cross-posted from AF-AIDS]