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Medical Research Council of South Africa
2001 - PO Box 19070
7505 Tygerberg
South Africa
Tel: +27 (0)21 938 09 11
Fax: +27 (0)21 938 02 00
Internet: http://www.mrc.ac.za/
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Microbicides conference |
| Institution |
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Tygerberg: Medical Research Council of South Africa |
| Country |
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South Africa |
| Type |
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Conference |
| Topics |
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Healthcare areas: HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections
Management: Essential Drugs and Medicine
Clinical Research and Methods: Molecular Biology |
| Language |
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English |
| Location |
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Cape Town |
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Objectives/
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The relevance of hosting this
conference in Africa is clear. Africa remains the continent
most affected by the HIV epidemic and 60% of infections
occur in women who are mostly infected in their teens and
early twenties. Current HIV prevention methods such as abstinence,
monogamy, male condoms and female condoms, are not always
feasible, and there is an urgent need to explore other approaches
to control the epidemic, in particular women-controlled
preventative measures such as vaginal microbicides.
By hosting the conference in South Africa we aim to raise
public awareness of microbicides as a promising HIV prevention
technology, as well as highlighting the enormity of the
HIV/AIDS epidemic especially in developing countries and
in Sub-Saharan Africa. We also hope to gain African political
and community support for ongoing research and development
efforts. Importantly we hope to ensure increased African
support and participation in the conference.
We are trying to secure funding for bursaries for participants
who would not normally be able to attend such international
conferences such as young researchers and community advocates.
The conference intends to provide updates on recent Microbicide
research, a forum for the discussion of new developments
in Microbicide research and to present opportunities for
knowledge sharing between Microbicide researchers, public
health workers, advocates, communities and civil society
organizations. We have added in a new focus for the conference
(Track D), on Advocacy and Community, we look forward to
receiving abstracts and papers addressing these important
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23rd to the 26th of April 2006 |
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after 31 December 2005 |
| Duration |
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4 days |
| Cooperation |
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PRACTIHC Group
Internet: http://www.practihc.org |
| Course fee |
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For
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PO Box 44053, Claremont,
7735, South Africa
Tel: +27 (0)21 762 8600
Fax: +27 (0)21 762 8606
Email: microbicides2006@globalconf.co.za
Internet: http://www.microbicides2006.org/welcome.htm
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08/03/2006 mas |
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