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Drug Policy, HIV/AIDS and the Public Health Crisis in Central Asia

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HEALTH SECURITY IN CENTRAL ASIA: DRUG USE, HIV AND AIDS 

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Sunday, October 13

TBD

Site Visit TBD

Monday, October 14
Day One Facilitator: Sue Simon

8:30-9:00

Registration

9:00-10:00

Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Ms. Nigina Sharopova, Deputy Prime Minister, Tajikistan
Ms. Zuhra Halimova, Executive Director, OSIAF-Tajikistan
Ms. Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch, Director, OSI/IHRD
Mr. Anthony Richter, Director, OSI/Central Eurasia Project
Ambassador Daan Everts, Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs

10:00-10:30

Overview: Status of the HIV and AIDS Crisis in Central Asia Today
Moderator: Ambassador Daan Everts
Speakers: Mr. Jean-Paul Grund, UNAIDS
  Ms. Joanne Csete, Human Rights Watch
  Mr. Nurali Amanzholov, Shapagat (Kazakhstan)

10:30-10:45

Break

11:00-11:45

What is Good AIDS Policy? Model Responses to the Prevention, Treatment and Care of HIV
Moderator: Ms. Joana Godinho, World Bank
Speakers: [Replacement for Jennifer Adams TBC]
  Dr. Alex Wodak, AIDS Prevention (Australia)
  Dr. Muratboki Beknazarov, Tajikistan AIDS Center
  Dr. Boris Shapiro, Kyrgyzstan AIDS Center

11:45-12:30

Questions and Discussion

12:30-13:45

Lunch

14:00-14:45

HIV and Human Rights
Moderator: Ms. Erika Dailey
Speakers: Ms. Joanne Csete, Human Rights Watch, HIV/AIDS Division
  Ms. Julie Stachowiak, AIDS InfoCenter
  Ms. Kathleen Samuel, International Crisis Group
  Dr. Stanislav Kazikin, AntiAIDS Foundation (Russia)

14:45-15:30

Questions and Discussion

15:30-15:45

Break

15:45-16:45

Discussion (break-out groups by country)
Kazakhstan Facilitator: Ms. Valeria Gurevich
Kyrgyzstan Facilitator: Mr. Tynchtyk Asanov
Tajikistan Facilitator: Mr. Anthony Richter
Uzbekistan Facilitator: Ms. Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch

16:45-17:00

Report Back

17:00-18:15

Film Screening and Discussion. Alive Containers, (26 minutes)
Discussion to follow with Nelli Zedashidze.

18:30

Dinner

Tuesday, October 15
Day Two Facilitator: Emma Basker

9:00-9:45

Upholding the Rule of Law: An Overview of Interdiction and Drug Policy Issues
Moderator: Mr. Anthony Richter
Speakers: Mr. Anthony White, Consultant, Czech Government
  Ms. Nazgul Ergalieva, OSI Legal Institute
  Dr. Nancy Lubin, JNA Associates
  Ms. Antonella Deledda-Titchener, UNODCCP
  Mr. Marek Zygadlo, MONAR

9:45 -10:30

Questions and Discussion

10:45-11:00

Break

11:00-11:45

Prisons: Public Health and the Criminal Justice System
Moderator: Mr. Matthew Kahane
Speakers: Ms. Oinihol Bobonazarova, OSCE Tajikistan
  Ms. Nelli Zedashidze, former prisoner
  Mr. Murdo Bijl, AFEW
  Ms. Vivien Stern, Penal Reform International

11:45-12:30

Questions and Discussion

12:30

Lunch

14:00-14:40

Needs of People Living with HIV/AIDS
Moderator: Ms. Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch
Speakers: Mr. Emilis Subata, CEEHRN
  Ms. Nastya Kamlyk, Positive Movement (Belarus)

14:40-15:00

Questions and Discussion

15:00-15:30

Shared Regional Experiences: Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan
Moderator: Ms. Zuhra Halimova
Speakers: Dr. Gelareh Mostashari, Ministry of Health, (Iran)
  Mr. Tariq Zafar, Nai Zindagi (Pakistan)
  The Honorable Suhaila Seddiq, Minister of Health (Afghanistan)

15:30-15:45

Break

15:45-16:45

Discussion (break-out groups by country)
Kazakhstan Facilitator: Ms. Valeria Gurevich
Kyrgyzstan Facilitator: Mr. Tynchtyk Asanov
Tajikistan Facilitator: Mr. Anthony Richter
Uzbekistan Facilitator: Ms. Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch

16:45-17:00

Report Back

17:00- 18:15

Movie Screening

18:30

Dinner

Wednesday, October 16
Day Three Facilitator: Anthony Richter

9:00-9:45

Protecting Vulnerable Populations: Women, Sex Workers, Youth
Moderator: Mr. Rudik Adamian, UNAIDS
Speakers: Ms. Zuhra Halimova, OSIAF-Tajikistan
  Ms. Natalia Kurganovskaya, Sabo (Uzbekistan)

9:45-10:00

Questions and Discussion

10:00-10:45

Innovative Partnerships and Collaborations
Moderator: [TBC]
Speakers: Ms. Els Klinkert, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands
  Mr. Mirzakhid Sultanov, UN ODCCP (or Project Manager)
  Mr. Almaz Sharman, USAID

10:45-11:45

Discussion (break-out groups by participant categories)
Donor Facilitator: [TBC]
Central Asian Government Facilitator: Ms. Nigina Sharopova
NGO Facilitator: Dr. Igor Vassilenko

11:45-12:15

Presentation of Recommendations (Anthony Richter)

12:15-13:00

Next Steps and Closing Remarks (Anthony Richter)

13:00

Lunch

Afternoon:

Site visits

Dinner:

Informal

 
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