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Linking Reproductive Health, Family Planning
and HIV/AIDS in Africa

UN Conference Center
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
October 9-10, 2006

Monday, October 9, 2006

Welcome from hosts

  • Yemane Berhane, Professor and Department Chair, Addis Ababa University, Department of Community Health
  • Amy Tsui – Director and Professor, Bill and Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health                                               

Opening Remarks                                   

  • H.E. Advocate Bience Gawanas, Commissioner for Social Affairs, African Union Commission                                             
  • H.E. Dr. Kebede Worku, State Minister, Federal Ministry of Health, Ethiopia
  • Mengistu Zemne, President, Network of Ethiopians Living with HIV/AIDS (NEP+)

Keynote Addresses

Dr. Monique Rakutomsola, Country Representative,UNFPA                                        

Strengthening the Linkages between Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS Programs
Elizabeth Lule, Manager, AIDS Campaign Team for Africa (ACTafrica), World Bank

Concurrent Sessions 1A and 1B

(A)   Integration (1) – When and Where?

Chairs:  Paul Perchal, EngenderHealth and Ron Magarick, JHPIEGO

Integrating family planning services in VCT and PMTCT sites: The experience of Pathfinder International-Ethiopia in the Amhara Region
Yared Abera, Pathfinder International-Ethiopia; Mengistu Asnake, Pathfinder International-Ethiopia

Preferred facilities for family planning and HIV testing: Findings from DHS surveys in Eastern and Southern Africa  
Thomas Pullum, Department of Sociology, The University of Texas; John Cleland, Centre for Population Studies, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Iqbal Shah, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, WHO

Family planning integration in PMTCT-VCT programs in Rwanda
Gerard Ngendahimana, IntraHealth International/The Capacity Project; Karen Blyth, IntraHealth International/The Capacity Project

Integrating counselling and testing into family planning services: What happens to the existing quality of family planning when HIV services are integrated in South Africa?
Saiqa Mullick, FRONTIERS, Population Council; Ian Askew, FRONTIERS, Population Council; Tshepo Maluka, FRONTIERS, Population Council; Doctor Khoza, FRONTIERS, Population Council; Mantshi Menziwa, National Department of Health, Women’s Health and Genetics

(B)   Linking Family Planning Services and VCT

Chairs:  Tilahun Giday, Pathfinder International-Ethiopia and Lynn Collins, UNFPA

Voluntary HIV counseling and testing integrated with contraceptive services (VICS) in Ethiopia
Aklilu Kidanu, Miz-Hasab Research Center; Duff Gillespie, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Mengistu Asnake, Pathfinder International-Ethiopia; Mohammed Ibrahim, Pathfinder International-Ethiopia; Heena Brahmbhatt, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Heather Bradley, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health;  Amy Tsui, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Integrating family planning services into voluntary counseling and testing for HIV in Kenya: Results of operations research
Heidi Reynolds, Family Health International; Jennifer Liku, Family Health International; Ndugga Maggwa, Family Health International; Maureen Kuyoh, Family Health International; Margaret Gitau, Ministry of Health, National AIDS and STD Control Programme; Marsden Solomon, Ministry of Health, Division of Reproductive Health; Rose Wilcher, Family Health International; Joel Rakwar, Family Health International

Integrating reproductive health with HIV/AIDS services in Kenya: A Ministry of Health perspective  
Marsden Solomon, Ministry of Health Kenya, Division of Reproductive Health; Robert Ayisi, Ministry of Health Kenya, National AIDS Control Program

Linking reproductive health and family planning with HIV/AIDS in Kenya
Nancy Koskei, JHPIEGO, Kenya; Marsden Solomon, Ministry of Health, Division of Reproductive Health; Margaret Gitau, Ministry of Health, National AIDS and STD Control Programme;Pamela Lynam, JHPIEGO; Dorothy Andere, JHPIEGO, Kenya; Rosemary Kamunya, JHPIEGO, Kenya

Exhibition Hall Events

  • Research Poster Display       
  • Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs – FP and HIV Integration Website (www.fpandhiv.org) demonstration
  • Video – SEEDS of HOPE: Meeting the Challenges of HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia, Dorothy Fadiman, Director
  • HIV Weaving Display from No. 1 Traditional Cloth Producers Association

Concurrent Sessions 2A and 2B

(A)  Integrating Reproductive Health and HIV Services for Youth

Chairs:  Anne Domatob, UNFPA and Amare Bedada, Family Guidance Association     Ethiopia (FGAE)

The ABC approach and sexual and reproductive health rights of HIV positive women and adolescent girls in Brazil, Ethiopia, and the Ukraine
Rasha Dabash, EngenderHealth Consultant; Paul Perchal, EngenderHealth; Lynn Collins, UNFPA; Silvani Arruda, EngenderHealth Consultant; Beyeberu Assefa, EngenderHealth; Oksana Babenko, EngenderHealth Consultant; Marcia Mayfield, EngenderHealth; Mark Barone, EngenderHealth

Youth friendly reproductive health services in emergency settings in Uganda
Martha Adong, Straight Talk Foundation

Integrating adolescent sexual reproductive health with HIV/AIDS/STD programs among Kampala urban poor school adolescents in Uganda
James Kakooza, Enhancement of Universal Primary Education and Community (EUPEC) Project/Makerere Institute for Social Research

Integrating youth friendly VCT to youth reproductive health service provision: Experience from Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia (FGAE) youth centers  
Mirgissa Kaba, UNICEF; Assefa Alem, UNICEF

Sexual health concerns and preventive behavior of young people in rural Ghana: Implications for integrating services
Cornelius Debpuur, Navrongo Health Research Centre

(B)  Reproductive Intentions and HIV (1)

Chairs:  Getnet Mitike, Addis Ababa University, Department of Community Health and Irving Hoffman, University of North Carolina

Fertility desire and family planning need among HIV positive men and women in follow up care in Addis Ababa ARV treatment units
Wossenyelesh Tamene, Addis Ababa University, Department of Community Health; Mesganaw  Fantahun, Addis Ababa University, Department of Community Health

HIV status, fertility intentions, and the demand for contraception: A literature review
Naomi Rutenberg, Population Council; Duff Gillespie, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Elizabeth Flanagan, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Sabrina Karklins, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Heather Bradley, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Rachel Sturke, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Addressing reproductive intentions and reproductive health care needs among HIV-positive women and men in Cape Town, South Africa
Diane Cooper, Women’s Health Research Unit, School of Public Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Landon Myer, Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Unit, School of Public Health & Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Virginia Zweigenthal; Jennifer Moodley; Linda-Gail Bekker

Pregnancy rates and family planning practices among HIV-infected women in rural Rakai District, Uganda
Joseph KB Matovu, Rakai Health Sciences Program; Godfrey Kigozi, Rakai Health Sciences Program; Fred Nalugoda, Rakai Health Sciences Program; Tom Lutalo, Rakai Health Sciences Program

Family planning use and unmet need among women ART clients in Ghana
Susan E. Adamchak, Family Health International; Barbara Janowitz, Family Health International; Richard Amenyah, Family Health International; Henry Nagai, Family Health International

Breakout Sessions                        

Research and Evaluation
Facilitators: Tesfanesh Belay, Federal Ministry of Health and Ruparelia Chandrakant, JHPIEGO, Ethiopia                       

Programs and Service Delivery
Facilitators: Aklilu Kidanu, Miz-Hasab Research Center and Kidane Gebrekidan, Ministry of Health/UNFPA                                

Policy Considerations
Facilitators: Tekleab Mekbib, Population Council and Sahlu Haile, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Concurrent Sessions 3A and 3B

(A)  Policy Considerations of Integrated Services

Chairs:  Esther Muia, UNFPA and Catherine d'Arcangues, WHO

From global intentions to local realities: Adapting international guidelines on FP/RH and HIV/AIDS integration to national programs in Kenya
Ian Askew, FRONTIERS, Population Council; Saiqa Mullick, FRONTIERS, Population Council; Wilson Liambila, FRONTIERS, Population Council; Nathalie Broutet, Reproductive Health and Research Division, WHO

Policy considerations for effective and sustainable integration of family planning and HIV services 
Joel Rakwar, Family Health International; Rose Wilcher, Family Health International

Policy reform – a neglected dimension in integration
Karen Hardee, Constella Futures Group; Carol Shepherd, Constella Futures Group; Margaret Hamilton, Constella Futures Group

Male circumcision for HIV prevention in men and women: Current data and future prospects
Maria Wawer, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

(B)  Integration (2) – When and Where?

Chairs:  Yetnayet Asfaw, IntraHealth and Taha Taha, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Integrating sexual and reproductive health services: Lessons from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Pranitha Maharaj, School of Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal; John Cleland, Centre for Population Studies, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

  • Presentation

Repositioning postnatal care in a high HIV environment: Baseline results from Swaziland
Charlotte Warren, Horizons/Population Council

Integration of voluntary counseling and testing for HIV into family planning and reproductive and child health services in Tanzania
Lucy Mphuru, EngenderHealth; Mark Barone, EngenderHealth; Paul Perchal, EngenderHealth; Grace Lusiola, EngenderHealth

Integrating family planning counselling and services into HIV prevention and treatment: Prelimary findings from Ghana
Gloria Quansah Asare, Ghana Health Service; Margaret Lartey, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital; Olivia Aglah, EngenderHealth; Edward Bonku, EngenderHealth; Damien Wohlfahrt, EngenderHealth; Betty Farrell, EngenderHealth; Derek Aryee, Family Health International; Angela Bannerman, Family Health International; Susan Adamchak, Family Health International

Assessment of linkage between VCT and reproductive health services (FP, ANC and delivery) in Butajira Hospital and Health Center, SNNPR, Ethiopia
Awoke Misganaw, Addis Ababa University, Department of Community Health; Yilma Melkamu, Addis Ababa University, Department of Community Health

Concurrent Sessions 4A and 4B                                   

(A)  Pregnancy and HIV/AIDS Prevention

Chairs:  Asheber Gaym, Ethiopian Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ESOG) and Wilfred Ochan, International Planned Parenthood Federation-Africa Regional Office

Pregnancy and HIV prevention strategies among women in Botswana
Christine Galavotti, Division of Reproductive Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control  and Prevention; Joan Marie Kraft, Division of Reproductive Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Douglas Fleming, Global AIDS Program, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Marion Carter, Global AIDS Program, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Condom use HIV/AIDS/STI and unwanted pregnancy in Nigeria
Elijah Afolabi Bamgboye, College of Medicine University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Sexual and child-bearing needs of people on ART in Tanzania: The forgotten agenda
Gottlieb S. Mpangile, Family Health International; Mwiru Sima, Family Health International; Eric van Praag, Family Health International; Vida Mmbaga, Deloitte/Family Health International, Iringa Regional Hospital

HIV and pregnancy: Why family planning matters
Ron Gray, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

(B)  Reproductive Intentions and HIV (2)

Chairs:  Abonesh Hailemariam, WHO and Sarah Johnson, WHO

Challenges to controlling fertility: Perspectives of HIV-positive women in Africa
Maria de Bruyn, Ipas; Jennifer Gatsi Mallet, International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS, Windhoek, Namibia

Pregnancy intention and contraceptive use among Malawian women before and after notification of positive HIV status
Irving Hoffman, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Harriet Chanza, University of North Carolina Project, Lilongwe, Malawi; Francis Martinson, University of North Carolina Project, Lilongwe, Malawi; David Chilongozi, University of North Carolina Project, Lilongwe, Malawi; Kimberly Powers, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Emmie Dziza, University of North Carolina Project, Lilongwe, Malawi; Emma Kachipa, University of North Carolina Project, Lilongwe, Malawi; Chimwemwe Mphande, University of North Carolina Project, Lilongwe, Malawi; Mina Hosseinipour, University of North Carolina Project, Lilongwe, Malawi; Thokozani Nkhalamba, University of North Carolina Project, Lilongwe, Malawi; Rob Stephenson, Emory University; Amy Tsui, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The impact of HIV in Africa: Unmet reproductive health needs of HIV infected women in Malawi
Taha Taha, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

“Life is still going on”: Sexual activity and reproductive intentions among HIV-positive women and men in South Africa
Johannes van Dam, Population Council; Diane Cooper, Women’s Health Research Unit, School of Public Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Jane Harries; Landon Myer, Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Unit, School of Public Health & Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Phyllis Orner; Hillary Bracken; Virginia Zweigenthal

Concurrent Sessions 5A and 5B

(A)  Impact of Integrated Services and Programs

Chairs:  Mengistu Asnake, Ethiopia Public Health Association (EPHA) and Pathfinder International-Ethiopia and Maria Wawer, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A community randomized trial of enhanced family planning effort in a Ugandan HIV Surveillance Program
Tom Lutalo, Rakai Health Sciences Program; Zikulah Namukwaya, Rakai Health Sciences Program; Edward Kimera, Rakai Health Sciences Program; David Serwadda, Rakai Health Sciences Program; Maria Wawer, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Ron Gray, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Cost of introducing two different models of integrating VCT for HIV within family planning clinics in South Africa
Rick Homan, Family Health International; Saiqa Mullick, FRONTIERS Program, Population Council; Mzikazi Nduna, FRONTIERS Program, Population Council; Doctor Khoza, FRONTIERS Program, Population Council

A promising start: integration of family planning into PMTCT interventions in Ethiopia
Yetnayet Asfaw, IntraHealth International; Sadik Mohammed, IntraHealth International; Wondwesson Belehu, IntraHealth International

Cost-effectiveness of integrating HIV prevention in maternal health programmes in Ethiopia and the Ukraine
Paul Perchal, EngenderHealth; Lynn Collins, UNFPA; Beyeberu Assefa, EngenderHealth; Oksana Babenko, EngenderHealth Consultant

(B)  Reproductive Intentions and HIV (3)

Chairs:  Mesganaw Fantahun, Addis Ababa University and Kevin Osborne, International   Planned Parenthood Federation

Prevalence and determinants of fertility intentions among HIV-infected women and men receiving antiretroviral therapy in South Africa
Landon Myer, Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Unit, School of Public Health & Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Chelsea Morroni, Women’s Health Research Unit, School of Public Health & Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Kevin Rebe, G F Jooste Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

Fertility desire and sexual behavior of people living with HIV/AIDS in Southwest, Nigeria
Bolanle Christy Oyebola, HOPE Worldwide Nigeria

Reproductive health needs of PLWHAs who are receiving ART in Ethiopia
Getu Degu, Addis Ababa University, Department of Community Health; Gugsa Yimer, Addis Ababa University, Department of Community Health; Yemane Berhane, Addis Ababa University, Department of Community Health;  Yilma Melkamu, Addis Ababa University, Department of Community Health

Fertility intentions and family planning counseling and use among ART clients in Mombasa, Kenya
Avina Sarna, Population Council; Stanley Luchters, International Center for Reproductive Health, Mombasa, Kenya; Naomi Rutenberg, Population Council

Breakout Sessions                                   

Research and Evaluation
Facilitators: Tesfanesh Belay, Federal Ministry of Health and Yemane Berhane, Addis Ababa University, Department of Community Health

Program and Service Delivery
Facilitators: Aklilu Kidanu, Miz-Hasab Research Center and Kidane Gebrekidan, MOH/UNFPA
                                  
Policy Considerations
Facilitators: Tekleab Mekbib, Population Council and Sahlu Haile, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

Closing Remarks                                             

Key Messages from Research, Program and Policy Sessions
Yemane Berhane, Addis Ababa University, Department of Community Health
Linking Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS Programs: The Way Forward
Amy Tsui, Bill and Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

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