Asia Society Panel Discussion on “Combating AIDS in India”

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Asia Society Panel Discussion on " Combating AIDS in India "

Asia Society Northern California Program

Monday, October 25, 2004

5:30 pm registration - 6:00 pm program

Public Policy Institute of California

500 Washington Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco

$10 Members; $15 Non-Members, $5 Students with ID

Panel of Speakers

Geeta Sodhi

Founder and Director, Swaasthya (New Delhi, India)

Adrienne Germain

President, International Women's Health Coalition

Krysia n

Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatics, UCSF

Asia Regional Director, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies

international training program

Sabin , Moderator

Chronicle Medical Writer, San Francisco Chronicle

Supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Co-sponsored by the International Women's Health Coalition.

With 5.1 million Indians now living with HIV/AIDS, India has more

HIV/AIDS cases than any country in the world except South Africa.

While India's rich and established civil society is well positioned

to help the government implement a coordinated response to the

disease, India's vast size and incredible diversity represent

significant obstacles in the fight against AIDS. Will India be the

next Africa, with an AIDS epidemic spiraling out of control? Or,

will India succeed in curbing the epidemic at this pivotal moment.

Please join our panel of medical and policy experts as they discuss

the myriad forces behind the spread of AIDS in India -- including

gender inequality, poverty, and lack of access to education and

medicines -- and what is being done on the ground to combat the

disease.

To register, please call (415) 421-8707

For further information contact the Asia Society at 415-421-8707.

Please visit the Asia Society website at www.asiasociety.org

Asia Society Northern California Center

500 Washington Street, Suite 350

San Francisco, CA 94111

T: 415-421-8707 F: 415-421-2465

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