[Ip-health] Fwd: [af-aids] ADFIII: The Importance of an African Union to HIV/AIDS in Africa

[George M. Carter]

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George M. Carter

>Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2002 16:10:37 +0200
>Subject: [af-aids] ADFIII: The Importance of an African Union to HIV/AIDS 
>in Africa
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>ADFIII: The Importance of an African Union to HIV/AIDS in Africa
>ADF III
>Addis Ababa, March 2002
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>"The HIV/AIDS pandemic is a survival issue not just for tens of millions
>of Africans, but also for some of our nations themselves... The HIV/AIDS
>pandemic will test those survival skills to the limit, but I have no doubt
>that Africa will overcome this pandemic, hopefully sooner rather than
>later."
>- Abdul Mohammed, Keynote Presentation
>
>The third African Development Forum (ADF III), organized by the Economic
>Commission for Africa (ECA) in collaboration with the OAU, is taking place
>from the 3rd of March to the 8th of March 2002 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
>The theme of the Forum is "Defining Priorities for Regional Integration",
>in the light of the impending creation of the proposed African Union.
>
>A pre-Forum Symposium was held on Sunday the 3rd of March 2002, to discuss
>the detail, progress and objectives of a proposed African Union. Over 400
>participants attended the symposium. Three issues were discussed, viz.
>Economic integration; peace, security, humanitarianism and human rights;
>and institutional structure and capacity. Most delegates here agree that
>in the light of globalization, there is a need for an African Union.
>
>But what does a proposed African Union mean for HIV/AIDS in Africa. There
>were three issues raised in the presentations of the morning that would
>impact on HIV/AIDS in Africa.
>
>First, that an integrated African Union would have a much more powerful
>bargaining power in terms of trade, and thus by implication, with
>pharmaceutical companies in relation to HIV/AIDS drugs and treatment for
>opportunistic infections.
>
>Secondly, there are greater possibilities to share experiences and
>"roll-out" successes, including those achieved with HIV/AIDS prevention,
>care and support.
>
>And thirdly, there was mention of common markets within the African Union.
>This then raises the question on what the implication of a common market
>would be on the HIV/AIDS pandemic, taking into consideration the free
>movement of people?
>
>These issues will be further explored and discussed in the ADFII HIV/AIDS
>Focus group over the next few days. Delegates here are in no doubt about
>the amount of work that needs to be done here in the interim, to debate
>the concerns, possibility and sustainability of a proposed African Union.
>
>General daily updates and documents from the ADF III can be found at:
>http://www.uneca.org/adfiii/
>
>HDN Key Correspondent team
>ADFIII - 2002
>correspondents@hdnet.org
>
>
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