Track A: Socio-ecomomic determinants of Hiv/aids/stid and consequences
- Women HIV and AIDS and transactional sex
- Addressing Social Economic and Cultural Issues impacting on the spread of Hiv/aids
- HIV in Prison: The case of Infected and affected women.
- Sexual behavior and HIV transmission
- Female Genital Mutilation
- HIV and migration
- HIV/AIDS, alcohol, and drugs
TRACK B:New ways and means in the fight against HIV/AIDS
- The role of political commitment
- Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission
- Ethics, Legal Situation and Human Rights
- Challenges in Access to care, treatment for opportunistic infections, and ARV’s.
- Breastfeeding and HIV/AIDS
- Vaginal Microbicides
- Female condoms
- Greater Involvement of People AIDS (GIPA) Role of PLWHA in addressing stigma and discrimination.
- Cultural approaches to Prevention, care and support, and treatment.
- Involving young people and youth in prevention and care.
- Traditional therapies
- HIV and Governance
- Innovative male interventions
- Integrating Family Planning into HIV/AIDS Best practices for HIV /AIDS prevention and control: Strategies for scaling up
- New developments on prevention and control among the youth, women and vulnerable groups
- Involving young people and youth in prevention and care
- Faith-based initiatives in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
TRACK C: ROLE OF THE COMMUNITY IN CARE AND SUPPORT
- Role of women and youth organisations in care and support.
- Community responses to women, children, and families made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS
- Enhancing community involvement in PMTCT.
- Involving Political and Community Leaders in Advocacy, prevention, Care and Support, and treatment.
- Effective resource mobilisation, and fund raising strategies.
TRACK D: TREATMENT, CARE AND SUPPORT
- The continuum of care and support
- Access to ARV among women – The 3x5 initiative
- Management of opportunistic infections
- Home based care
- Nutrition and food supplements
- The role of women in care and support at the home and community levels
- The role of traditional remedies in care and support
- Care and support for OVC
TRACK E: GENDER ISSUES IN HIV
- Gender and HIV/AIDS
- Traditional and Socio-cultural practices and its impact in the spread of HIV/AIDS among women.
- Sex work and HIV/AIDS
- Female Genital Mutilation
TRACK F: EMPOWERMENT
- Tools of empowerment
- Case studies
TRACK G: ADVOCACY
- The role of advocacy in prevention and care programmes
- Advocacy tools
- Effective resource mobilization, and fund raising strategies