Aids & Africa: sessions

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Session One
HIV/AIDS and Africa: Science and Medicine

Speakers:
Steve Raffanti, M.D.
David Haas, M.D.
Ernest Madu, M.D.
Vladimir Berthaud, M.D., Meharry

• What should the non-expert know about HIV/AIDS?
• What can we hope for from research at VUMC and other centers?
• How does HIV/AIDS appear in Africa?
• What seems to work best?
• What would an ideal solution look like for Africa, if money were no object?

Session Two
HIV/AIDS and Africa: Religion and Ethics

Speakers:
Victor Anderson, Ph.D.
Gerard Shu Tangyie, M.D.
Rev. Ed Sanders
Rabbi David Davis
Imam Abdisshakur Ibrahim
Pastor Rubel Shelly
Pernessa C. Seele

• On what ethical and religious principles should we draw to assess these facts?
• How do indigenous African religious traditions and 'world' religious traditions,
• like those of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam prompt us to respond?

Session Three
HIV/AIDS and Africa: Politics and Action

Speakers:
James Foster, Ph.D.
Ambassador Rachel Gbenyon-Diggs
Justin Ukpong, Ph.D.
Rhonda Belue, Ph.D., Meharry Medical College and Public Health, Metro-Davidson County

• What happens if we do nothing?
• What problems do we confront when addressing development in Africa?
• What political realities do the US, Europe, and African countries confront?
• Does America's involvement with the African Slave Trade and our African-American heritage compel us to respond?
• How can we motivate elected representatives?