What's new 04/07/2007
Forum on Responding to the escalating HIV Epidemic in MSM community
The forum aims at bringing the community, government, non-governmental organizations and academics together to discuss what and how should be done in response to the escalating HIV epidemic in the MSM community. The forum also serves the purpose of bringing concerned parties together to communicate, exchange ideas and concerns as well as to share experience on working with the MSM community in HIV prevention and care.
Date: July 13, 2007 (Friday)
Time: 6:30pm to 9:00pm
Venue: Red Ribbon Centre, 2nd Floor, Wang Tau Hom Jockey Club Clinic, 200 Junction Road East, Kowloon ( near Lok Fu MTR Station )
Language: Cantonese
Rundown:
| 6:30pm – 6:35pm | Welcome and introduction Miss Loretta Wong, Chairperson, The Hong Kong Coalition of AIDS Service Organization |
| 6:35pm – 6:45pm | Introduction of the Special Project Fund (SPF) Dr. Liza To, Secretary, Council for the AIDS Trust Fund |
| 6:45pm – 6:55pm | How to fill in the SPF application form Miss Agnes Li, Registered Nurse, Programme Management and Professional Development Branch, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health |
6:55pm – 7:05pm |
Summary of the first round of the SPF applications Ms Crystal Ng, Research Officer, Programme Management and Professional Development Branch, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health |
| 7:05pm – 7:15pm | Q&A |
| 7:15pm – 7:25pm | Recommended AIDS Strategies for Hong Kong 2007 – 2011: on
Prevention and Care for MSM Prof Chen Char-nie, J.P., Chairperson, Advisory Council on AIDS |
| 7:25pm – 7:35pm | Latest MSM HIV Epidemic in Hong Kong Dr. Darwin Mak, Medical Officer, Special Preventive Programme, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health |
| 7:35pm – 7:45pm | Break |
| 7:45pm – 8:15pm | Sharing by two Special Project Fund Recipients |
| 8:15pm – 8:50pm | Floor discussion |
| 8:50pm – 9:00pm | Wrap up and closing |
*Participants are invited to stay behind to share and discuss their planned/potential applications to the 2nd round Special Project Fund. The discussion will be facilitated by HKCASO.
Enquiry:
| Tel: | +852 28984411 |
| Fax: | +852 25051682 |
| Email: | secretary@hkcaso.org.hk |
Registration: Please fill in the Reply Slip, forward to the Secretary of HKCASO by fax or e-mail.
- Reply Slip (Registration Closed)