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The Centre for HIV/AIDS Networking (HIVAN) invites you and your colleagues to a special forum on
The study that changed the World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines on HIV and infant feeding
Chairperson:
Prof Eleanor Preston-Whyte
Speakers:
Prof Jerry Coovadia - Centre for HIV/AIDS Networking and Victor Daitz Chair of HIV/AIDS Research, UKZN
Prof Nigel Rollins – Dept. of Paediatrics and Child Health, UKZN
Prof Anna Coutsoudis - Dept. of Paediatrics and Child Health, UKZN
Dr Ruth Bland - Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies
For years, there has been a debate over the best way to protect babies born to HIV-positive mothers living in poor areas from contracting the HI-virus through breastfeeding. The debate has centred around whether breast or bottle is best in the presence of HIV/AIDS. As the virus is present in breastmilk, global policy has leaned heavily in favour of bottle feeding and HIV-positive mothers has been dissuaded from breastfeeding. Now a five-year intensive study from KwaZulu-Natal led by Professors Jerry Coovadia, Nigel Rollins and Anna Coutsoudis has finally settled the debate in favour of the breast (adapted from a quote by Kerry Cullinan, Sunday Tribune, 1 April 2007).
Join us in learning more about this important study from the researchers involved.
Date: 15 May 2007
Venue: Howard College Theatre, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Time: 14h30 - 17h30
Please RSVP by 10 May 2007 to: Fathima Abdulla, Tel no: 031-260 3331, Fax no: 031-260 2013, Email: fathimaa@hivan.org.za
Light refreshments will be served.
Please also help us by forwarding this invitation to your colleagues.
This initiative is made possible with the support of the Ford Foundation
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