World AIDS Day at the World Bank

Keeping the Promise, Investing in the Future: Linking HIV/AIDS, Food Security, and Maternal and Child Health
December 1st, 8:30-10:45am
Preston Auditorim, The World Bank, 1818 H St NW

Please be sure to rsvp to worldaidsday@worldbank.org in order to arrange for a security pass, ideally before Nov 20th.

With the Obama Administration now shaping a new Global Health Initiative and global development program, WAD this year is a critical opportunity to underscore the progress made in the global fight against HIV and highlight the challenges ahead in scaling-up treatment, prevention, and integration of HIV programs with programs in maternal and child health, nutrition, and food security.

This will be a high-level panel featuring senior leaders for the World Bank, Global Fund, US Government, the research community and civil society. In addition to key agency leaders like Michel Kazatchkine from the Global Fund, one of our compelling speakers will be Beldina Atieno. Also at the event we will be releasing new research linking food security and ART effectiveness.

Speakers include: Robert Zoellick (President, World Bank), Michel Kazatchkine (Executive Director, Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria), The Honorable Jack Lew (Deputy Secretary of State), Ambassador Eric Goosby (US Global AIDS Coordinator), Jean Pape (Director, GHESKIO, Haiti), Joy Phumaphi (Former Minister of Health Botswana, Former Assistant Director General WHO); Beldina Atieno (HIV+ school teacher and mother from Kenya, featured in award-winning film "Courage and Hope" ); Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Managing Director, The World Bank.

The event will be moderated by Frank Sesno, Director of the School of Medica and Public Affairs, George Washington University. Formerly her was a bureau chief, anchor, White House correspondent, Senior Vice President of CNN.

Breakfast will be served.