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Consensus Meeting for Improving the Quality of
Laboratory Testing for HIV Surveillance
October 19-21
Hyatt Regency Atlanta
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Venue and Invited Participants
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Date: October 19-21, 2004 (2 1/2 days)
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Location: Hyatt Regency Atlanta
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Hosts: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, WHO, UNAIDS
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Funds: This meeting is supported by funds from the President's Emergency Plan
for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
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Invited Participants
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Botswana
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Ms. Catherine Pule, presented
"Assessment report of HIV testing processes for quality assurance in Botswana"
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Dr. William Jimbo, presented
"Botswana HIV Surveillance"
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Democratic Republic of Congo
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Dr. Berthe Banzua
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Dr. Didine Kaba Kinkodi
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Mr. Nicaise Mama Agbala, presented
"DR Congo ANC surveillance: Piloting dried blood spots (DBS) and HIV
rapid tests (Determine and OraQuick) in two urban sites (Bukavu and
Kisangani)"
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Ethiopia
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Dr. Tsehaynesh Messele, presented
"HIV testing for ANC based surveillance in Ethiopia"
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Dr. Dawit Wolday, presented
"Temporal trends in the incidence of HIV infection in Addis Ababa, 1995 to 2003"
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Dr. Yohannes Mengistu
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Dr. Fekadu Makonnen
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"Ethiopia: Report from Assessment Team", presented by Kyle Bond and Dr. David McAlister
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Nigeria
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Dr. G. Okafor, presented
Nigeria: HIV testing issues for surveillance"
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Mr. S.A. Egbewunmi
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Rwanda
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Mr. Pierre Rugimbanya, presented
"Quality assurance in sero-surveillance of HIV in pregnant women: experience in Rwanda"
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Tanzania
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Dr. Tuhuma Tulli, presented
"Tanzania: Use of dried blood spot (DBS) for surveillance"
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Mr. Ephraim Mbena
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Dr. Faustine Nduguille
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Dr. David Ocheng
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Zambia
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Dr. Victor Mudenda
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Ms. Chanda Mulenga, presented
"2002 HIV sentinel surveillance QA experience in Zambia"
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Dr. Mark Shields (CDC/Zambia)
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