Conference Programme [International Conference on AIDS (16th: 2006: Toronto, Canada)]

Thursday 17 August
Poster Exhibition 10:15 - 18:30

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THPE0196 HIV/AIDS university degree for French
speaking healthcare professionals of
sub-Saharan Africa: the international
training course of Ouagadougou
(Burkina Faso)
J.-B. Guiard-Schmid, J. Drabo2, A.B.
Sawadogo2, P. Guissou2, A. Ouddraogo2, M.
Sawadogo2, G. Pialoux', W. Rozenbaum'
'France, 2Burkina Faso
THPE0197 Supporting ART adherence in a
predominantly IDU driven epidemic: the
Viet Nam experience
R. Burdon, V.N. Phinh, D.D. Cuong
Viet Nam
THPE0198 Do health care workers with HIV/AIDS
have delayed initiation of antiretroviral
therapy and higher mortality when
compared with other patients in
Malawi?
K. Bezanson', K. Pouteaul, A. Mnthambala2,
P. Stephany2, D. Chiwewe2, R. Kumumbala2,
J. Orbinski, R. Upshur', M. Schull', K.
Rouleau'
'Canada, 2Malawi
THPE0199 Community based treatment and care to
children living with AIDS: experiences
from an area with high HIV prevalence
and low resource
C. To', R. Song2, H. Ding2
'United States, 2China, People's Republic of
THPEO200 Delayed recognition of HIV infection
in malnourished children is associated
with poor clinical outcome in low HIV
prevalence settings
C.V. Nweneka
Gambia
THPEO201 Integrated TB and HIV services: an
approach for quality improvement of
care
P. Wannasorn
Thailand
THPEO202 Community driven HIV/AIDS care and
treatement in resource limited settings
S. Kassaye', F. Ndayishimiye', I.
Tiendrebeogo2, A. Herman3, L. Francis4,
D. Onyango5, R. Machekano', A. Sail', D.
Israelski'
'United States, 2Burkina Faso, 3Tanzania,
United Republic of, 4Zimbabwe, 5Kenya
THPE0203 Specimen referral system: quality
laboratory services for ART delivery at
all levels of care
K. Torpey', F. Mwale', L. Stuart2, G. Bryan',
N. Lamson', C. Thompson', Y.D. Mkadi2
'Zambia, 2United States
THPEO204 Missing the target: 3x5, the Global
Fund, and treatment access in the
Dominican Republic - lessons from the
International Treatment Preparedness
Coalition Report Card
E. Schiff, R. Stern2, M. Galeas', P. Pina', C.
Collins3
'Dominican Republic, 2Costa Rica, 3United
States

THPEO205 Rapid scale up and successful transition
from fee-paying to free of charge
antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Queen
Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre,
Malawi
J.J.G. van Oosterhout, J.J. Kumwenda, G.
Mateyu, T.K. Hartung, P.N.A. Harris, E.E.
Zijlstra
Malawi
THPEO206 Successful community strategies to
prevent post partum HIV transmission
in the Dominican Republic
E. Perez-Then1, R. EspinaP, L. Rivera', R.
Carvajal', V. Sanchez', R. Rodriguez', B.
Meteluz', M. Algarroba', L. Santos', B.
Fernandez', C. Wilfert2, A. Ammann2, G.
Shor-Posner2
'Dominican Republic, 2United States
THPEO207 Linkage to care and mortality at 18
month follow-up in a cohort of newlydiagnosed HIV-positive medical
inpatients in Mulago hospital, Uganda
R. Wanyenze', D. Bangasberg2, C.A. Liechty2,
J. Nansubuga', H. Kasakye', A. Gasasiral, H.
Mayan]a-Kizza', M.R. Kamya'
'Uganda, 2United States
THPEO208 Use of an existing tuberculosis
programme to implement antiretroviral
treatment in an urban slum, Nairobi
Kenya
L. Wanjiku Nganga, E. Phillips, A. Njoroge,
1. Odhiambo, O. Muhenje, B. Marston, L.
Marum, K. De Cock
Kenya
THPEO209 Health system and NGO alliance for
effective prevention of mother to child
transmission of HIV in a west African
country: a feasible challenge
M. Kande', S. Rashed2, S. Diakite', L.Y.
Toure', S. Charron2, O. Laplante2
'Guinea, 2Canada
THPEO210 Secure the Future community-based
treatment support programmes
deliver quality care for HIV patients in
resource-limited settings in southern
Africa
R. Wanless', H. Sattie2, Z. Chirwa3, S. Khan',
J. Kabengele4, P. Mahaliyana5, R. Sayed'
'South Africa, 2Lesotho, 3Namibia,
4Botswana, sSwaziland
THPEO211 New approach for providing an essential
package of care for PLHA in Nepal
K. Moktan', L. Stevens', A. Basnyat', P.
Miller2
'Nepal, 2Thailand (TBC)
THPEQ212 Training doctors in developing countries
- a twining project between AIDS
healthcare foundation (AHF), Los
Angeles, and the Shanghai public
health center (SPHC), yields results and
provides a model
C. Farthing', H. Lu2, W. Xu2, D. Lui', Y. Cao2,
AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Shanghai
Public Health Center
'United States, 2China, People's Republic of

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