Global Health Events Calendar

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February 2
Seminar, Health and Human Rights: A World in Need
New York, NY
Interactive workshop exploring questions of physican responsiblities and medical ethics, with an emphasis on the Middle East, Sub-suharan Africa, and the Americas
Web site: http://www.med.cornell.edu/world-in-need/

February 3-6
15th International Union Against Sexually Transmitted Infections-Asia Pacific Congress
Dubai, UAE United Arab Emirates
The congress will focus on the challenge of sexually transmitted infections and building international strategies that ensure the prevention of these diseases, along with developing the right treatment modalities for a continuous fight between mankind and disease.
Web site: http://www.iusti.ae/

February 4-7
3rd Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights
Abuja, Nigeria
A biennial conference that offers a unique opportunity to all sexual health and rights advocates, policy makers and practitioners to share thoughts on progress made in the promotion of sexual health and rights of people on the African continent.
Web site: http://africasexuality.org/

February 6
Lecture: Issues in Developing New Drugs and Vaccines for Tuberculosis
Baltimore, MD
Web site: http://jhmmi.jhsph.edu/tmdc/FrameForm.cfm

February 7-8
Training Program, HIV/AIDS Stigma and Access to Care: Women of Color
Charlotte, NC
Examines the role HIV/AIDS-related stigma plays in delaying HIV testing, non-disclosure of sero-positive status, and postponing entry into HIV/AIDS care. This training specifically explores the dramatic and disproportionate impact that HIV/AIDS stigma has on women of color.
Web site: http://www.nmac.org/programs%5F%5F%5Fservices/Treatment%5F%5FEducation%5
F%5F%5FTrainings/HIV%5FAIDS%5FStigma%5FProgram/

February 14-18
Science and Technology From a Global Perspective
Boston, MA
The AAAS Annual Meeting will emphasize the power of science, technology, and engineering as well as education to assist less-developed segments of the world society, to improve partnerships among already-developed countries, and to spur knowledge-driven transformations across a host of fields.
Web site: www.aaas.org 

February 20
MEASURE Evaluation Symposium
Alexandria, VA
A symposium highlighting major accomplishments and innovations in forging international partnerships to develop state-of-the-art monitoring and evaluation, in building country capacity to produce and use quality health and population data, and in strengthening health information systems world-wide.
Web site: http://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure/symposium2008

February 24-27
Microbicides 2008 Conference
New Delhi, India
A forum for the discussion of new developments in microbicide research including basic science, clinical, social science, behavioral, community and advocacy issues. Includes opportunities for knowledge-sharing between microbicide researchers, public health workers, communities and advocacy organizations.
Web site: http://www.microbicides2008.com/registration.asp

February 25-26
The 2008 National Conference on African-Americans and AIDS
Philadelphia, PA
This conference will provide an update on the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of health providers who care for patients with HIV/AIDS. It is designed for health care media, federal and state legislators, AIDS service organization officers, social workers, pharmacists, nurses, peer counselors, church leadership and corrections health care personnel.
Web site: http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=166351

February 27-March 2
2008 Annual Conference of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Canada
Vancouver, Canada
Topics for this educational forum will include: new findings from the research of basic microbiology related to human disease; updates for medical professionals on diagnosis and therapeutics; the most recent trends in prevention and control of infections; new findings on pathogenesis and epidemiology of established and newly recognized microbes; and analysis of the increased resistance of pathogens to diverse therapeutics.
Web site: http://www.ammi.ca/annual_conference/index.php

February 29
29th Annual Minority Health Conference: “The Impact of Poverty, Culture, and Environment on Minority Health”
Chapel Hill, NC
This conference was launched by the Minority Student Caucus in 1977 and focuses on health issues of concern to people of color.
Web site: http://www.minority.unc.edu/sph/minconf/2008/

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