At an event hosted by CSIS's Task Force on HIV/AIDS and the Center for Global Development, five European AIDS ambassadors discussed lessons learned from global AIDS programs, and opportunities and challenges for European-U.S. collaboration. The ambassadors also joined audience members in small groups focused on: HIV prevention, gender and HIV/AIDS, donor harmonization and coordination, and intellectual property and access to medicines. The morning closed with a plenary session featuring highlights from the small groups.
The AIDS ambassadors were:
Paul Bekkers, the Netherlands
Lennarth Hjelmaker, Sweden
Michel Kazatchkine, France
Michel Lastschenko, Belgium
Sigrun Mogedal, Norway
Session I VIDEO (wmv, 51:36) | AUDIO (mp3, 51:43) Introduction:Steve Morrison, director, CSIS Task Force on HIV/AIDS Moderator: Nandini Oomman, project director, HIV/AIDS Monitor, Center for Global Development Remarks:Ed Scott, chair, board of directors, Center for Global Development
Session II VIDEO (wmv, 38:13) | AUDIO (mp3, 40:03) Moderator: Lawrence MacDonald, director of communications and policy, Center for Global Development
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