Symposia & Events
January 28-29, 2009
Gaborone, Botswana
Addressing Multiple and Concurrent Partnerships in Southern Africa: Developing Guidance for Bold Action
The AIDS Prevention Research Project at Harvard University, the World Bank, and UNAIDS will co-host a 2-day meeting on "Addressing MCP in Southern Africa: Developing Guidance for Bold Actions." This meeting will be held at the Gaborone Sun Hotel in Gaborone, Botswana, January 28-29, 2009, and will bring together approximately 40 representatives from various organizations working in the southern Africa region with the aim of establishing a common vision and agenda to guide interventions and strategies addressing multiple and concurrent partnerships (MCP).
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. Click below to view these posters.
Daniel Halperin's poster: "Rethinking HIV Prevention in Generalized Epidemics"
Timothy Mah's poster: "Frequency and Correlates of Concurrency in Khayelitsha, South Africa"
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.
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.
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.