Ethnography in Action: Theory and Practice

Sponsored by a five year training and research grant from the National Institutes for Health (NIH), USA, and in partnership with the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, HIVAN has scheduled the second in a series of annual training courses on Ethnographic research methods in the Social Sciences for August 2004. The course will deal with current conceptual debates and methodological issues in Ethnography, the relationship of Ethnography to other research methods, and will have a specific focus on using and developing Ethnography in HIV/AIDS research in southern Africa.

HIVAN team in Bangkok

Eleven of HIVAN€™s staff members will be jetting off to Bangkok, Thailand to participate in and present at the XV International AIDS Conference, during July 2004. The staff complement will be participating in the proceedings in a variety of ways: 10 poster presentations, 1 oral presentation, 1 film screening and an NGO booth. Professor Jerry Coovadia, HIVAN€™s Director: BioMedical Sciences, will be attending as a representative of Africa for the general council of the International AIDS Conference.

Executives take the lead in arivia.kom's HIV/AIDS programme

arivia.kom has moved into phase two of its programme to manage and reduce HIV/AIDS in the workplace, with CEO Zeth Malele and his fellow executives setting the example by being the first to take the HIV-related tests that initiate this phase.

Cell Life, Fundamo throw HIV+ people a lifeline

Mobile technology development specialist Fundamo has made a contribution to the fight against HIV/AIDS in South Africa by providing ongoing support with technical development for Cell Life, a mobile information support initiative for the management and treatment of the pandemic.

New database gives orphans of HIV/AIDS quicker access to grants

A new computerised database is giving a number of orphans of HIV/AIDS in a rural town in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province quick access to government foster care grants.

"Abstinence is cool"

What makes young people walk hundreds of kilometres to promote no sex before marriage?

Women, Children, and HIV CD-ROM targets developing countries

With the aim of reaching the thousands of health care workers in developing countries who do not have ready access to the Internet, a CD-ROM containing the latest information on HIV/AIDS will be disseminated to the 19,000 delegates attending the International AIDS Conference in Bangkok in July.

"Breastfeeding in first months reduces HIV"

HIV-positive mothers who breastfeed their infants for the first six months of life lower the chance of transmitting the virus, compared to mothers who mix-feed their babies.

XV International AIDS Conference - Event: Combating Stigma and Discrimination: The Role of Religious Leaders in Building Inclusive Communities

Organisers: World Conference of Religions for Peace, Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance, UNAIDS Monday 12 July 2004 Time: 20.15-22.15 Venue: Room K, Impact Convention Centre Languages: English, French, Spanish, Arabic.

WCRP/HIVAN Forum - Gender and Violence

Programme Director: Pramda Ramasar €“ lecturer in business and professional ethics (Hindu faith). Panelists: Dr Shakira Cassim €“ family GP and members of the Islamic Medical Association; Thuli Hlatswayo -Anglican Church, Moeti Lesuthu - PACSA and Sizwe Mchunu - TAI (Targeted AIDS Interventions).