public hearings on HIV and AIDS in South Africa, Parliament
20 January 2009
This Thursday, 22 January, stakeholders in the HIV and AIDS sector will tell
Parliament and the Inter-Parliament Union (IPU) about how treatment for HIV
could be made more accessible.
This will happen at a public hearing which will be held as part of the IPU
Advisory Group on HIV and AIDS's site visits to South Africa. Ms Henrietta
Bogopane-Zulu, MP, a member of the South African Parliament and the Advisory
Group, said it is vital that the group listens to stakeholders talk about their
role in ensuring that treatment for HIV is more accessible.
The group will also be visiting KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. Ms Bogopane-Zulu
said KwaZulu-Natal was specifically chosen because HIV infections are highest
there. It is also a province, she said, which is on its way to finding a
solution to the pandemic.
The IPU advisory group on HIV and AIDS is a small group of legislators who
are leaders in their home parliaments on HIV and AIDS and related issues. The
body also provides guidance to the 147 national parliaments that are members of
the IPU on the implementation of international commitments on HIV and AIDS.
Stakeholders that will be making presentations include
* Department of Health
* South African National Aids Council
* The Children's Institute from the University of Cape Town
* Men in Partnership against HIV and AIDS
* People living with HIV and AIDS
* Khomanani
* The law and human rights sector
* The South African National Editors Forum
* Traditional leaders
This is the second country site visit that the Advisory Group makes. The
last one was to Brazil in 2008.
Details are as follows:
Date: 22 January 2009
Venue: V475, Old Assembly Building, Fourth Floor.
Time: 08h00 to 17h00
To confirm attendance or for media queries please contact:
Ms Kanyisa Ndyondya
Parliamentary Communication Services (PCS)
Tel: 021 403 8041
Cell: 084 271 8116
E-mail: kndyondya@parliament.gov.za
Issued by: Parliament of South Africa
20 January 2009
Source: Parliament of South Africa (http://www.parliament.gov.za)
