"The WB's Commitment to HIV/AIDS in Africa" presented on May 14 at 3:00pm in J1-050

The World Bank Public Information Center/InfoShop and ACTafrica AIDS Campaig
Team for Africa, WB

invite you to a discussion on

The World Bank's Commitment to HIV/AIDS in Africa
Our Agenda for Action, 2007-2011
This important work updates and refocuses the World Bank?s response to assist
countries to achieve the sixth Millennium Development Goal: to help halt and
begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS. This Agenda for Action is a road map
for reaffirming the Bank?s commitment to combating AIDS in Africa, moving from
its initial emergency response to how it will contribute to a long-term,
sustainable, multi-partner response.

The book is the result of an extensive analytical and consultative process that
included over 30 African partner countries and a wide range of external partners
from U.N. agencies, multilateral and bilateral donors, community, faith-based
and civil society organizations, research institutes, universities, the private
sector, labor unions and youth, local and national governments, and people
living with HIV/AIDS.

For more information and to buy the book, please click here.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008
3:00 - 5:00 pm
Auditorium J1-050
World Bank J Building
701 18th Street NW
For non Bank staff, please RSVP to infoshopevents@worldbank.org

OPENING REMARKS BY
Gerard Byam
Director, Operational Quality and Knowledge, Africa Region, World Bank

MODERATED BY
Phillip Jeremy Hay
Communications Advisor, Network Operations, Human Development Network, World
Bank

PRESENTED BY
Elizabeth Lule
Manager, AIDS Campaign Team for Africa, World Bank

DISCUSSED BY
Shantayanan Devarajan
Chief Economist, Africa Region, World Bank

John Hassell
Director, Washington Office, UNAIDS

Yolanda Richardson
President & CEO, The Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA)

Antony Thompson
Operations Advisor and Acting Director, Global HIV-AIDS Program, World Bank

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