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International Conference on HIV/AIDS and
Substance Abuse
1st December,
2002
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REGISTRATION OF DELEGATES: 10.30 - 11.30
INAUGURATION CEREMONY :
Welcome Address:
Mr. Bhavnesh Sawhney (Convenor Of Hope 2002) 11.30 -
11.35
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Address by Guests of Honour:
Mr. R.M.Finnerty (CEO, Alberta Alcohol & Drug Abuse
Commission, Canada) 11.35 - 11.40
Dr. Naila Z. Khan (Chairperson, Shishu Bikash Network,
Bangladesh) 11.40 - 11.45
Mr. Clark Carr (President, Narconon International, USA)
11.45 - 11.50
Prof. Madhu Kasiram (Lecturer, University of Durban -
Westville, South Africa) 11.50 - 11.55
Dr. Bengt Ljungberg (Infectious Diseases' Specialist,
University Hospital, Sweden) 11.55 - 12.00
Guest of Honour (New India Assurance Company Ltd., India)
12.00 - 12.05
Guest of Honour (Bank of India) 12.05 - 12.10
Keynote Address :
Dr. Yusuf Merchant
President of hope 2002 and DAIRRC, India - 12.10 12.17
Inaugural Lighting of the Lamp 12.17 - 12.20
Address of the Chief Guest of Honour 12.20 - 12.27
Floral tributes and vote of thanks 12.27 - 12.30
Lunch Break 12.30 - 13.00
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Session No.1
HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse,
Perspectives from South Africa, Bangla Desh and India.
Chair:
Mr. Hiten Vandra, UK
Speaker:
Mrs. Suhaima Hoosen (University of Durban
Westville/House of Light, South Africa) 13.00 - 13.25
Bio-data:
Mrs. Suhaima Hoosen is the Chairperson and Programme
Manager for House of Light, dealing specifically in Social
Problems. She is the Founder Member and Developer of the
House of Light organization radio programmes on issues of
Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS and sustainable development
of communities. She is also a lecturer in the Department
of Social Work – University of Durban Westville (12
years).
Topic of Presentation:
Drug and HIV Education - An integrated approach for
HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse prevention for school .
Abstract:
South Africa with its 40 million population is faced with
two serious epidemics, HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse.
Mostly children at the most vulnerable stage of their
lives are affected by HIV and Substance Abuse. This paper
discussed the entry point being the school, as families
and communities are being destroyed by AIDS and Substance
Abuse. A comprehensive and integrated approach was used,
based on a 10-session programme run at local schools.
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Speaker:
Dr. Naila Z. Khan and Brother Ronald Drahozal
(Bangladesh Institute of Child Health and APON,
Bangladesh) 13.25 - 13.50 |
Bio-data:
Dr. Naila Z. Khan has a PhD in paediatric
neurology from the Neurosciences Unit, Institute of Child
Health, London, UK. She is also the chairperson of the
Shishu Bikash Network, a forum of multidisciplinary
professionals from all over Bangladesh, mainly from Child
Development and Neurology Centres.
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Brother
Ronald Drahozal |
Brother Ronald Drahozal came to Bangladesh from the USA in
1962 as a teacher. He founded the first Drug
Rehabilitation Centre in Bangladesh. He also founded the
second Drug Rehabilitation Centre called APON. APON was
started as a halfway house for aftercare services for
those addicts but increasingly became a primary treatment
and rehabilitation centre.
Topic of Presentation:
Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS: Prevention and Control
in Bangladesh.
Abstract:
The first part of this paper discussed the state of drug
addiction in the country. It highlighted upon the need to
address HIV/AIDS in the context of addiction, which so far
most agencies including the Bangladesh government have
failed to address. The second part of the paper described
school programmes for life skills development including
prevention of HIV/AIDS and addiction which have been
initiated.
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Speaker:
Dr.Shantanu S. Dhonde
(Sankalp
RehabilitationTrust,India) 13.50 - 14.15
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Bio-data:
Dr.Shantanu S. Dhonde is the Project Director at Forum
Against Drugs and AIDS. He is also the Medical Advisor at
the Sankalp Rehabilitation Trust, and has served as a
Medical Superintendent at Sevadhan Hospital, Mumbai,
India.
Topic of Presentation:
HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse.
Abstract:
It has been observed that there is a consistently
increasing HIV trend among the drug users in Mumbai. This
paper examined the development of a comprehensive and
integrated range of treatment for drug users suffering
from HIV.
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Speaker:
Dr. Nand Kumar, Dr. Raka Jain & Dr.B.M.Tripathi
(All
India Institute of Medical Sciences, India) 14.15 - 14.40 |
Biodata:
Dr. Nand Kumar is a senior resident doctor, Dr. Raka Jain
and Dr. B.M.Tripathi are Additional Professors, in the
Dept. of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical
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