Opportunities in Vienna: 7/20 Funder Conversation on Vertical Transmission

  

Convened by Johnson & Johnson in partnership with EFG, FCAA, GBC, and UNAIDS
Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 2:30-6 pm
Schubert 5, Reed Messe Wein, Vienna

Private funders gathered on July 20th to discuss, debate and consider oportunities for private foundations and corporate funders to contribute to the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV by 2015. Stay tuned for materials and next steps resulting from this meeting.

The Context:  UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director Jan Beagle provided an overview of the PMTCT landscape

Voices from the Field: 

• Daniel Lee, Executive Director, of the Levi Strauss Foundation moderated a "talk show"style panel of PMTCT implementers.
• Dr. Mitch Besser, Founder and Medical Director, mothers2mothers
• Dr. Christian Pitter, Director, Global Technical Policy Unit, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AID Foundation
• Dr. Shaffiq Essajee, Former Special Advisor in Pediatrics, Clinton Health Access Initiative
• Ms. Rolake Odetoyinbo, Campaign to End Pediatric AIDS Nigeria, Alternate Board Member Communities GFATM

Working Group Sessions: Attendees collaborated with colleagues on specific funder entry points (e.g. stigma, health systems, family planning) identified by attendees in advance of the meeting to share experiences, brainstorm new approaches, and determine next steps.  

MATERIALS

This event  focused on interactive discussion; as a result, we will not be using any PowerPoint presentations in the room.  In lieu of those presentations, the following materials we're distributed in advance of the discussion.

1. NEW! Meeting summary & notes
2. Meeting agenda
3. Panelist Bios
4. Meeting participants and survey results: who's in the room and what you're interested in discussing
   
5. UNAIDS overview of the status of PMTCT scale-up
   
6. Business school case study on PMTCT service provision, written by the UCLA School of Management