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"Responding to the Needs of Children Affected by AIDS in India", June 5, 2003 Dr. Sujit Ghosh, senior program officer, South Asia, International HIV/AIDS Alliance, has been working at the Alliance since December 2000. Previously, he worked as an independent consultant on program development and skills building in the field of HIV/AIDS in South Asia for the Alliance and several other international and local agencies.
D. T. Reji Chandra, director, Palmyrah Workers Development Society, has 16 years of development project management experience and has been involved in the formation of development support organizations, networks and community-based development projects. Dr. Ghosh and Mr. Chandra shared their experiences on how communities and local organizations are responding to the impact of HIV on families and children. The speakers drew on their work in Delhi, Tamil Nadu, and Andra Pradesh. Click here to read The International HIV/AIDS Alliance presentation. Click here to download full presentation. This event was organized in cooperation with Step Forward, The International HIV/AIDS Alliance, and Palmyrah Workers Development Society. For more information on HIV/AIDS, visit Abbott Laboratories.

"The Global Response to AIDS featuring Pandemic: Facing AIDS, a documentary featuring personal stories from Thailand and Uganda", May 27, 2003 Sandra Thurman, president, International AIDS Trust, was appointed by President Clinton in 2000 as the first Presidential Envoy for AIDS Cooperation. She held that position while continuing as the director of the Office of National AIDS Policy at the White House, to which the president appointed her in April 1997. In that position, Ms. Thurman directed the U.S. government’s AIDS efforts both domestically and internationally.
Rory Kennedy, is an award-winning producer, director, writer, and co-founder of Moxie Firecracker Films, an independent documentary production company . Kennedy has produced and/or directed award-winning documentaries covering a variety of topics including the global AIDS crisis (Pandemic: Facing AIDS), human rights, domestic abuse, poverty, and drug addiction. She is also on the Board of Directors for a number of nonprofit organizations, has been featured in numerous national publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times, and has appeared on numerous talk, news and radio programs including The Today Show, CNN and NPR. This event was organized in partnership with HBO, International AIDS Trust, Abbott Laboratories, Center for International and Comparative Studies of Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, United Nations Foundation, Center for Cultural Understanding and Change at The Field Museum, CARE, AIDS Foundation of Chicago and Howard Brown Health Center.

"The Role of Pharmaceutical Companies in Addressing Global Health Threats: A Socially Responsible Approach", April 30, 2003 Miles White, CEO, Abbott Laboratories. "Highlight specific examples from Abbott’s work in Africa, India and other parts of the world. His own personal journey as CEO as he is engaging in these issues and traveling around the world".
Vidette Bullock Mixon, Director, Corporate Relations and Social Concerns, United Methodist Pension Fund. “Social Principles of The United Methodist Church”. Also, provided some specific examples of how the General Board engages corporations through dialogue and shareholder resolutions on issues of social and environmental importance. The board has worked with Abbott on the pricing of anti-retrovirus drugs in Africa and has developed an important relationship as the organizations work together on these difficult issues. Click here to read Vidette Mixon speech. Click here to download full speech. The event was moderated by: Marshall M. Bouton, President, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs.

"How Societies Are Responding to the AIDS Crisis", January 29, 2003 Kristin Kalla, Director, HIV/AIDS, CARE USA, "Overview on Global HIV/AIDS Strategy". Click here to read presentation. Click here to download full presentation. Renslow Sherer, M.D., Director, Coordinated HIV Services, CORE Center, Cook County Hospital, "Anti-retro viral therapy in the developing world, drawing on lessons from Brazil". Dr. Wan Yan Hai, Coordinator, AIZHI (AIDS) Action Project, a nongovernmental organization based in Beijing, "How China is dealing with the challenge". Jeff Richardson, Executive Director, Step Forward Program, Abbott Laboratories, "Abbott’s involvement and medical innovations in battling the AIDS pandemic".

"The Local and Global Spread of AIDS: An Update on the AIDS Crisis in Chicago and Around the World", November 13, 2002 Carol Ciesielski, MD, Chief of HIV/Sexual Transmitted Diseases, Epidemiology, Representative of the Centers for Disease Control, Chicago Dept. of Public Health, "the epidemiology of AIDS in the U.S., Europe, and Asia".
Click here to read presentation. Click here to download full presentation. Nanette Benbow, Director, Office of HIV/AIDS Surveillance, Chicago Dept. of Public Health, "Spread of HIV/AIDS in Chicago, Mexico, and Latin America". Click here to read presentation. Click here to download full presentation. Kearsley Stewart, Ph.D., Dept. of Anthropology, Northwestern University, "the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the African continent". Click here to read an overview by Veronika Oleksyn Co-sponsored with the Center for International and Comparative Studies, Northwestern University.