Symposia & Events

August 2-8, 2008:

XVII International AIDS Conference, Mexico City, Mexico

In August, 2008, all four APRP Researchers presented current work at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. APRP Director, Dr. Edward Green presented a poster titled, "Role of Traditional Leadership in Supporting and Designing HIV Prevention Interventions." Dr. Daniel Halperin gave an oral poster presentation titled, "Rethinking HIV Prevention in Generalized Epidemics". Research Fellows Allison Ruark and Timothy Mah presented posters, titled "A Qualitative Analysis of the Sexual Behavior and HIV Risk of Older Ugandans" and "Frequency and Correlates of Concurrency in Khayelitsha, South Africa," respectively.

Green's Poster

Halperin's Poster

Ruark's Poster

Mah's Poster

 

April 29, 2008:

Dangerous Liaisons: Concurrent Sexual Partnerships and the South African HIV/AIDS Epidemic

On April 29, 2008, APRP Research Fellow Timothy Mah presented his on-going research into concurrent sexual partnerships in the South African township of Khayelitsha, Western Cape to the Takemi Fellows in International Health at the Harvard School of Public Health. The presentation included preliminary data from a study that examined the frequency of concurrent partnerships, correlates of such partnerships and the socio-cultural and socio-economic contexts of the phenomenon, using mixed methods.


Presentation

 

Dec. 11, 2007:

Setting a New Agenda for HIV Prevention: Breaking the Deadly E2=(MC)3 Equation in Southern Africa

On December 11, 2007, researchers from various institutions in South Africa and representatives from major foundations in the southern Africa region met in Johannesburg.  The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the behavioural drivers and risk factors fueling the HIV epidemics of southern Africa, along with new directions for AIDS prevention interventions and greater involvement of private foundations and other partners and stake-holders in strategic HIV prevention.

 

Meeting Presentations

Additional Meeting Documents

 

Jan. 17, 2007:

Evidence-Based Behavior Change HIV Prevention Approaches for Sub-Saharan Africa 

Presentation by Daniel Halperin at the Harvard University Program on AIDS (HUPA) Seminar Series.

Powerpoint presentation, video, and other materials from the talk

 

Dec. 17-20, 2006:

African Successes in HIV Prevention: Considering the Power of Behavior-Based Approaches

This symposium brought together scientific researchers, pioneers of the Uganda behavior-based approach, religious leaders, reproductive health specialists, historians, policymakers and government leaders in Munyonyo, Uganda to discuss the latest research evidence from Africa that pertains to prevention of the sexual transmission of HIV, and related issues.

Symposium Program 

Symposium Resolutions