Dartmouth College Ethics Institute

HIV/AIDS in Africa

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  2. Panelist Information
  3. Readings
  4. Ballot
  5. Conference Videos

Conference Videos

Welcome and Introduction
Lee A. Witters, MD
Director, Humanitates Vitae

Morning Session: The AIDS Epidemic in Two Eras and Two Worlds: (C. Fordham von Reyn presiding)

Part 1: Profile of a pregnant woman with HIV infection in the US and in Africa

A woman in the US in 1985 and in 2001
Catherine M. Wilfert, MD
Scientific Director, Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS Foundation

A woman in Africa in 1985 and in 2001
Beatrice Were
Coordinator, National Community of Women
with HIV/AIDS in Uganda, Kampala, Uganda

Part 2: Profile of an adult with HIV infection in the US and in Africa

A US patient in 1985 and in 2001
C. Fordham von Reyn, MD
Chief, Infectious Disease Section, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

An African patient in 1985 and in 2001
Kisali J. Pallangyo, MD
Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Panel Discussion
Beatrice Were, Kisali J. Pallangyo, C. Fordham von Reyn, Catherine Wilfert,

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Afternoon Session: Hard Choices in Treatment, Research and Health Policy: (Richard D. Waddell presiding)

Drug Treatment in HIV/AIDS in Africa:
A View From the Pharmaceutical Industry

Philip Hedger
Executive Managing Director, International Affairs, Pfizer, Inc.

Ethical Dilemmas in HIV Research and Therapy in Africa
Bernard Lo, MD
Director, Program in Medical Ethics, UCSF School of Medicine
Member, National Bioethics Commission

South Africa: Finding an African Solution for HIV/AIDS
Glaudine J. Mtshali, MBBCh, LLB, MBA
South Africa's Health Representative to the Americas (Embassy of South Africa)
and former Chief Director, National Health Programs, South Africa

A Global View of HIV/AIDS: Future Directions and Hurdles
Nils Daulaire, MD
President and CEO, Global Health Council
Overseer, Dartmouth Medical School

Panel Discussion
Nils Daulaire, Beatrice Were, Ford von Reyn, Bernard Lo,
Catherine Wilfert, Philip Hedger, Glaudine Mtshali, Kisali Pallangyo,

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