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New HIV/AIDS Initiative In Tanzania Aims To Increase Condom Availability
Condom vending machines will be unveiled on Monday in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, as part of a six-year pilot HIV prevention initiative in the country, Tanzania"s The Citizen reports. Daniel Crapper of Population Services International said, "We are working very hard to ensure that condoms are widely available to the people." About 100 machines -- at a cost of about 380,000 Kenyan shillings, or $350 -- will be installed in various bars in Dar es Salaam. The project also will be carried out in Morogoro, Iringa and Mbeya before being rolled out to other regions across the country, according to Crapper. "Bars and night clubs are in our targets because they have the highest risk of unsafe sex, especially when people get drunk," Crapper said, adding, "This will enable condoms to be available almost daily." He noted that the condoms will be offered at a lower cost compared with some retail outlets and that the new initiative will not interfere with condom distribution systems throughout the country. According to The Citizen, the condoms will be available for purchase from the vending machines for 100 shillings, or about $1. John Wanyancha, PSI"s HIV/AIDS program manager, said that the project"s leaders focused on targeting areas with high HIV/AIDS rates after research revealed that inaccessibility to condoms at night was a major challenge in efforts to curb the spread of the disease. He noted that about 324 million condoms have been distributed in Tanzania since 2001 (Mbani, The Citizen, 5/15).
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Health Protection 2009 Conference - Programme Announced, UK

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has announced an innovative and wide-ranging programme for the Health Protection 2009 conference, which is taking place at Warwick University from 14th to 16th September. The conference programme focuses on the three key areas of the HPA"s work - preventing and controlling infectious diseases, protecting against radiation, chemical and environmental hazards; and preparing for potential and emerging threats to health - and features expert contributions from a number of public and private sector organisations involved in public health work. Justin McCracken, Chief Executive of the HPA, said, "The annual health protection conference is a leading event for those involved in public health and I"m delighted to be announcing a programme that offers such a wide range of presentations on issues that are at the heart of our work. "With such a diverse programme and with contributions from experts in such a variety of fields, the conference will be a great opportunity for health professionals and scientists to broaden their knowledge of issues that are at the forefront of health protection." Highlights of the four track programme include symposia on: - Responding to health emergencies (with presentations from experts at the HPA, Civil Contingencies Secretariat and the Office for Security & Counter Terrorism); - Sexually Transmitted Infections (featuring lectures from experts at the HPA, Health Protection Scotland, the National Chlamydia Screening Programme, the Scottish Consortium and St. George"s, University of London); - Protecting the health of healthcare workers (organised with Health Protection Scotland) Attendees of the conference will also have the opportunity to be briefed on the latest swine flu developments, from experts at the HPA, whose guidance for the government, health professionals and the public has been instrumental in shaping the country"s response to the current pandemic. Other highlights include a session on assessing and valuing health risks, with speakers from the HPA and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; and a session on translating science in to novel interventions, with input from Baxter Innovations. Professor Gordon Dougan, Head of Pathogen research and a member of the Board of Management - the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, will give the Turnberg Lecture on Monday 16th September. His lecture will be on "selective evolution in microbial genomes; implications for infection control". This conference will be attended by well over 1,200 specialists, in all fields of health protection. Those interested in attending should visit the conference website - http://www.healthprotectionconference.org.uk - for a full programme and to book a place. Email: hpaconference@hpa.org.uk Notes 1. The Health Protection 2009 conference will be held at Warwick University from 14th to 16th September. To book a place and for further information, visit http://www.healthprotectionconference.org.uk Health Protection Agency


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