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Title
LIVE from Southern Africa: Closing the gap on integration
Code
SY63
Session Type
Symposium
Track
Channel
Berlin+
Date Time
20 July 10:00- 11:00
Local Date Time
10:00 - 11:00 W. Europe Daylight Time
Co-Chairs:
Kenneth NGURE, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya
Linda-Gail BEKKER, South Africa

Building on the IAS Educational Fund regional meetings that took place in the Southern Africa region, this session will provide an overview of the recommendations and action items that resulted from those meetings focusing on scale-up of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention, children’s health focusing on progress towards ending vertical transmission of HIV, and mental health within the context of HIV in Southern Africa. This session will further explore barriers and enablers to implementing these challenges through a live, facilitated Q&A amongst researchers, policy experts, and community advocates. For IAS Members and people in their networks not attending IAS 2021, the meeting will be broadcast on the IAS 2021 LIVE website: https://www.ias2021.org/live-sessions/#tab-id-3

5 min
 Welcoming remarks
Kenneth NGURE, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya
Linda-Gail BEKKER, South Africa
50 min
 Panel discussion: Key recommendations and next steps
Kenneth NGURE, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya
Linda-Gail BEKKER, South Africa
Tengetile DLAMINI, National Emergency Response Council on HIV and AIDS (NERCHA), Eswatini
Duncan MOEKETSE, GNP+, South Africa
Ellen MUBANGA, National AIDS Council, Zambia
Karesma MUSHI, REPSSI, Tanzania, United Republic of
Ameena GOGA, South African Medical Research Council, South Africa
Danielle TRAVILL, Wits RHI, South Africa
5 min
 Closing remarks
Kenneth NGURE, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya
Linda-Gail BEKKER, South Africa