| The International Steering Committee is grateful to the following individuals, all leading experts in their respective fields, for giving their time and guidance to the development of the Scientific Programme of the 18th ICASA. We are proud to have them as the Chairs, Co-Chairs and Members for the Scientific Programme Committee.
Scientific Programme Committee (SPC)
Prof Seni Kouanda – Chair
Prof James Hakim – Local Co Chair
Track A – Basic Science
| Prof. John Idoko |
Chair |
| Prof. Tandakha Dieye |
Member |
| Prof. Almostapha I.Maiga |
Member |
| Prof. Kakou R. Aka |
Member |
| Dr Angela Mushavi |
Co-chair |
| Prof. L. Gwanzura |
Member |
| Prof Kambarami |
Member |
| Prof Tagwireyi |
Member |
| Dr Lynda Stranix |
Member |
Track B – Clinical Science, Treatment and Care
| Prof. Serge Eholie |
Chair |
| Prof. Ide Moussa |
Member |
| Prof. Alberto Matteli |
Member |
| Dr. Henry Nagai |
Member |
| Prof. Papa Salif Sow |
Member |
| Dr. Tapiwanashe Bwakura |
Co-Chair |
| Dr. H. Mujuru |
Member |
| Dr. A. Reed |
Member |
| Dr. R. Ndhlovu |
Member |
| Dr. B. Nyathi |
Member |
Track C – Epidemiology and Prevention Science
| Dr. Enoch Omonge |
Chair |
| Prof. Tanon A |
Member |
| Prof. Gautier Ouedraogo |
Member |
| Dr. Agnes Mahomva |
Co-Chair |
| Prof Mike Chirenje |
Member |
| Dr. Greg Powell |
Member |
| Prof Tshimanga |
Member |
| Dr. s. Mungofa |
Member |
Track D – Social Science, Human Rights and Political Science
| Dr. Azondekon A |
Chair |
| Dr. Bisi Adejumo |
Member |
| Dr. Odette Ky- Zerbo |
Member |
| Mr. Kene.C. Esom |
Member |
| Prof S. Rusakaniko |
Co-Chair |
| Dr. N. Madzingira |
Member |
| Dr. R. Bonde |
Member |
| Dr. N. Wekwete |
Member |
Track E – Health Systems, Economics and Implementation Science
| Dr. Amissa Bongo |
Chair |
| Prof. Sheila Tlou |
Member |
| Mrs. Lois Chingandu |
Member |
| Dr. Meskerem Grunitzky |
Member |
| Dr. Haileyesus Getahun |
Member |
| Dr. Tsitsi Mutasa-Apollo |
Co-Chair |
| Dr. Karin Hatzold |
Member |
| Dr. G. Sikipa |
Member |
| Prof Frances Cowan |
Member |
| Travor Mabhugu |
Member |
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME:
Sessions will take place throughout the day from Sunday 29 November to Friday, 4 December 2015. Below are the topics the Scientific Programme Committee has chosen to focus on.
Plenary Session
- Biomedical advances: Impact on HIV epidemiology
- Achieving 90 :90 :90 : A Global Game changer for public health
- Have we eliminated MTCT?
- Putting the radar on Hepatis B and C, in Africa
- Ebola Crisis in Africa: Progress, lessons learnt and Impact
Workshops
- Managing adolescents and young people with HIV: Challenges and Solutions
- STIs in key populations in 2015
- Emerging disease and health systems response
- Mental Health
- Integration of HIV and reproductive health: Expanding access to services
Non Abstract Driven Session
- Treatment of HIV: What is new in the pipeline
- Scaling HIV/STI programming with sex workers : Roll out of normative guidance
- Models to improve the first 90 target – access to HIV testing
- STI’s and HIV: Synergistic Epidemics with Implications for Control and Prevention
- Spearheading Change in diagnostics to achieve 90-90-90
- Molecular technologies including EID and viral load testing services for HIV in Africa
Special Session
- Recent advances in HIV vaccine research, including Vaccine therapy
- Early diagnosis, care, treatment and support of paediatric HIV infection
- Interventions to improve adherence to medication
- HIV and NCDs
- HIV and TB
- Traditional Medicine
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