Joint Symposium: Are we there yet? Reaching global goals for HIV in Asia and Pacific Regions
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| Wednesday, November 8, 2017 |
| 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM |
| Sutherland Theatrette |
Details
This session will look at the progress made in reaching HIV targets and the steps needed to be taken in the Asia Pacific Region. The session aims to: 1. Examine the progress made in achieving HIV targets such as UNAIDS 90-90-90 in the Asia Pacific region.
2. Explore the challenges in improving the HIV response in the Asia Pacific and what we need to do to move forward.
Speaker
Mr Jonas Bagas
Programme Officer
APCASO
Health vulnerabilities, human rights and the war on drugs in the Philippines
11:30 AM - 11:40 AMBiography
Jonas Bagas is a Filipino LGBT rights and HIV advocate based in Thailand who’s currently working for APCASO, a regional CSO network on health and human Rights.
Dr Maria Dulce Natividad
Assistant Professor
University Of The Philippines
HIV Prevention in Dangerous Times
11:40 AM - 11:50 AMBiography
Dr. Dulce Natividad, a medical anthropologist, is an Assistant Professor at the University of the Philippines Asian Center. Dulce has been actively involved in the women's movement in the Philippines and was immersed in grassroots advocacy, community education and policy work on women's health, and sexual and reproductive rights.
Mx Isikeli Vulavou
Executive Director
Pacific Sexual and Gender Diversity Network
Barriers to health equity for MSM, Transgender and female sex workers in Pacific countries
11:50 AM - 12:00 PMBiography
Isikeli Vulavou is a human rights activist and defender for LGBTIQ Rights and Equality and key populations affected by HIV in Fiji and the Pacific.
He is the current Executive Director of the Pacific Sexual and Gender Diversity Network (PSGDN) which is a network of LGBTIQ networks and organisations from around the Pacific. Isikeli is also the Founder and current Executive Director of the Rainbow Pride Foundation which is the only registered LGBTIQ organisation in Fiji.
Dr Angela Kelly-Hanku
Scientia Associate Professor
PNG Institute of Medical Research and Kirby, UNSW
HIV response in PNG. Are key populations being reached?
12:00 PM - 12:10 PMBiography
Angela heads the Sexual and Reproductive Health Unit at the PNG Institute of Medical Research and its a Senior Research Fellow at the Kirby Institute, UNSW. She has worked in PNG for 16 years and lived there permanently for the last 11.
Ms Luh Putu Lila Wulandari
Phd Student
Kirby Institute
Low HIV Testing Rate among Men Who Purchase Sex (MWPS) in Bali, Indonesia, and Predictors of it
12:10 PM - 12:20 PMBiography
Ms Wulandari is a PhD candidate at the Kirby Institute, UNSW. She is also a lecturer at the School of Public Health, Udayana University, Bali Indonesia. She has been involved in various HIV related research in Indonesia, and lead various consultancy assignment for International NGOs and government agencies in Indonesia
Adj A/Prof Darryl O’Donnell
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Federation Of Aids Organisations
Community Response in Sustainable HIV Financing of Four Countries in South East Asia
12:20 PM - 12:30 PMBiography
Darryl O’Donnell has over 25 years’ experience in HIV across community, research and government settings. From 1999 to 2013, he worked for the NSW Government where he held several roles, including as the Director responsible for state-wide HIV, STI and viral hepatitis policy and programs.
Mr Marc Purcell
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Council For International Development
Getting HIV&AIDS back on Australia’s International Development agenda.
12:30 PM - 12:40 PMBiography
Marc Purcell has headed the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) since 2009. ACFID is the peak body for around 140 Australian organisations working in international development. ACFID operates a Code of Conduct for Australian development NGOs.
Marc has 25 years’ experience in the community, international development and human rights sectors in Australia. He worked as Oxfam Australia’s National Advocacy Manager and was Executive Officer for the Catholic Commission for Justice Development and Peace Executive
Panel
Panel Discussion
12:40 PM - 1:00 PMBiography
