Archive for October, 2009

October 27th, 2009

European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology

this year, most concerns are on H1N1. Only a couple of presentations on HIV specifically:

-Potential impact of routine testing of patients with HIV indicator disease in preventing late HIV diagnosis
Dr Enrico Girardi
-HIV seroconversion following immigration in Germany – Analysis of reported HIV/AIDS cases among immigrants from Sub-Saharan Africa in Germany 2001-2008
Mr Guy Oscar Kamga Wambo
-Knowledge about HIV-transmission in migrants from Sub Sahara Africa: Results from a German survey 2008-2009
Ms Sabine Mall

good opportunities for students

October 26th, 2009

https://erecruit.unaids.org/public/hrd-cl-vac-view.asp?o_c=1000&jobinfo_uid_c=22104&vaclng=en

Vacancy No.: UNAIDS/09/ISHI2

Position title: Internship with UNAIDS Headquarters

Contract type: Internship

Duration of contract: 6 weeks to 3 months

Date: 25 September 2009

Deadline for application: 31 December 2011
(796 day(s) until closing deadline)
Internship

Organization unit: AI UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (AI)
Various HQ Departments

Duty station: Geneva Switzerland

The purpose of granting internships in Geneva is to enable carefully selected students to participate in the work of the Programme and enable them to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the goals, principles and activities of UNAIDS.
Main tasks and Responsibilities of the Position:
To be provided by the respective Supervisor.
Specific assignments are reflected in the Terms of Reference fixed by the Supervisors on a case by case basis and according to the needs of the Unit/Department where the intern is placed.

Post-secondary student engaged in a course of study leading to a formal qualification in an approved university programme at the under-graduate or post-graduate level.
both men and women
Interns are expected to be:
- Well organized
- Able to adapt to a varying workload in a multicultural environment
- Have a sense of responsibility and ownership.
Competencies:
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Team work
- Initiative/enthusiasm
- Concerned for accuracy and quality.

Consultation on antiretroviral therapy for HIV prevention

October 21st, 2009

Consultation on antiretroviral therapy for HIV prevention

Date: 2–4 November 2009
Place: Geneva, Switzerland

WHO will host a consultation on antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV prevention in November 2009. This meeting follows the publication in The Lancet of a mathematical model on ART for HIV prevention developed by WHO scientists.

The meeting will bring together a broad range of stakeholders: researchers, health economists, modellers, policy and programme planners, civil society representatives, people living with HIV, gender advocates, human right experts and ethicists, cosponsors of UNAIDS, donors and bilateral agencies.

The aim of the consultation is to discuss broad issues around the concept of ART for HIV prevention, including feasibility and acceptability, human rights and ethical implications, and research priorities.

This is an invitation-only meeting. WHO will circulate a report after the consultation, with an overview of key discussions and outputs.