THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
SOCIAL SCIENCE IN HEALTH
UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA
GABORONE - BOTSWANA
7 – 11 AUGUST 2000
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
MONDAY, 7 AUGUST 2000
 
8.00 – 9.00

Registration of participants

OPENING CEREMONY

9.00 – 9.05

Welcome Address by Local Organizing Committee

Speaker: Ms. Audrey Kgosidintsi
9.05 – 9.15

Message by the President of SOMA-Net

Prof. Godfrey Woelk
9.15 – 9.20

Welcome by the Dean Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Botswana

Prof. B. J. Otlhogile
9.20 – 9.30

Official opening by the Vice Chancellor, University of Botswana,

Prof. S. A. Siverts.
9.30 – 9.40

Keynote Address– WHO Representative (Zambia)

Dr. E.T. Maganu
9.40 – 9.55

Vote of Thanks

Dr. G. Letamo
9.55 – 10.40   TEA / COFFEE BREAK

 

 

 

 

SPECIAL HEALTH CARE CONCERNS

Chairperson: Prof. Godfrey Woelk

Rapporteur: Njoumeni Zakariaou, Eyob Zere

  
Paper 1: Socio-Cultural Factors Underlying the AIDS Epidemic in Southern Africa. Prof. Daniel Helparin.
Paper 2: Male circumcision and HIV: The Missing Cornerstone: Poloko Kebaabetswe.
Paper 3: "Clandestine Abortion in Botswana: The Health Care Providers Perspective", Gobopamang Letamo and Rolang G. Majelantle
Paper 4:

a) "Summary of Low Cost Interventions for Reduction of MTCT";

b) "Behavioural Intervention for the Promotion of Adherence in HIV and Children" , Meg Gweynne Ferris.

 

Discussions Papers 1-4 (Questions, Comments and suggestions)
12.30 – 14.00 LUNCH BREAK  
Paper 5:

"New possibilities of blocking mother to Mother to Child transmission of HIV" Roger Shapiro HARVARD AIDS INSTITUTE
Paper 6: "HIV/AIDS, Nutritional counselling and Productivity: A Challenge to All"; Elizabeth Mosadinyana Busang.
Paper 7: "Review of Social Support for HIV/AIDS Orphans in Botswana": Potlako Kgari..
Paper 8: "Rites and Women Rights in Africa", Layi Erinosho
Paper 9: "Improving complementary feeding practices in children aged 3-6 months in the High Veld region: The case of South Africa", Mariana Sykes

Discussions Papers 5 - 9 (Questions, Comments and suggestions)
16.15 – 16.45 TEA / COFFEE BREAK
Paper 10: Correlates of Low Birth Weight in Botswana", Rolang G. Majelantle and Gobopamang Letamo.
Paper 11: "Sexual reproductive health in Mauritius", Hemsing Hurrynag
19.00 – 21.00 RECEPTION MARKING THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF SOMA-Net
   
VENUE: Staff Lounge, UB
 

Welcome by Mr. Samuel Moribame

Director, Public Relations Office, UB

Vote of Thanks

Dr. Linda Ethangatta

Speech by the Minister of Health

Honarable Mrs. Joy Phumaphi

TUESDAY 8th AUGUST 2000

SPECIAL HEALTHCARE CONCERNS (cont,d)

Chairperson Layi Erinosho

 
Paper 12: "Revisiting the old path for sexual health in the millennium: Abstinence, students armour against HIV/AIDS?" M. A. Onyewadume
Paper 13: "Health Care Needs of Women following Freedom Choice of Termination of Pregnancy", Maja TMM and Ngozwana
   

Discussions Papers 10 - 15 (Questions, Comments and suggestions)

Special Presentation on HIV/AIDS Rosalind Saint-Victor - UNAIDS Country Program Advisor Botswana

Syndicate / Working Groups
          1. Gender Empowerment – Rm 240/001
          2. Reproductive Health – Rm 240/ 002
          3. Mother to Child Transmission – Rm 240/009
          4. Traditional education methods – Rm 240/01

10.35 –10.50

 TEA / COFFEE BREAK

Summary of the discussions

EMERGING AND RE-EMERGING INFECTIONS

Chair Person: Prof. Gabriel Anabwani, Local Organizing Committee

Rapporteur: Grace Bantebya, Elizabeth Mumba

  
Paper 14: "Evaluation of Typhoid test kits used in the diagnosis of typhoid fever in Kenya" Gabriel Mbugua, et al.
Paper 15: "Partner notification for STD patients in a rural district in SW Uganda: Patterns, reasons and effects on treatment seeking behavior", David Kaawa Mafigiri
Paper 16: "Strategies in the Treatment of Paediatric HIV"; David Hilmers
Paper 17: "Diagnosis and Clinical Manifestation of HIV": David Hilmers
   
12.35 – 14.00 LUNCH BREAK
Paper 18: "Family Survival after maternal death", Urassa E., Massawe, Lindmark, Nystrom
Paper 19: "Community understanding of causes of malnutrition" Dr. Abongomera
   
  Discussions, Papers 1-5 (Questions, Comments and suggestions)
Paper 20: "Reproductive health: Do men really matter matter", Bainame K, Letamo
   

Syndicate Groups – Reproductive Health
 
  • MTCT
  • Indegenous education
    •

    7.00pm Drama:

    Social Cultural Factors influencing HIV

    WEDNESDAY 9TH AUGUST 2000

    TIPS ON SCIENTIFIC PAPER PRESENTATION

    Chair Person: Francis Mburu and Paul Nkwi

    Chairperson Francis Mburu

    Facilitator Paul Nkwi    		  
    Paper 21 : "Publish or Perish", Paul Nkwi
    Paper 22 "Elements of academic publishing", F.M. Mburu
       
    Donor Presentations
    Paper 23 Wellcome Trust – Zebbie Ikram
    Paper 24 Brystol Myers Foundation – Ashraf Grimwood
    Paper 25 Evaluation from project regional program: lessons learnt and future directions of the WHO/AFRO health systems research program", Isabel Aleta
    4.30pm General Assembly


    THURSDAY 10th AUGUST 2000

    INNOVATIVE RESEARCH ON AND FOR POLICY AIMED AT IMPROVING HEALTH

    Chair person: Francis Mburu Rapporteur: Hadgu Bariagaber,

    Paper 26: "Factors influencing non-utilization of MCH services among women in Botswana", G. Letamo and Daniel Rakgoasi
    Paper 27: "Technical efficiency and productivity of public sector hospitals in South Africa", Eyob Zere
    Paper 28: "Siblings sex and family size preference and reproductive health among Nigerian families: A study of three Ethnic groups", B.E. Owumi
    Paper 29: "Improving the supply of reproductive health in Cameroon: A health policy perspective", Njoumemi Zakariou
    Paper 30: "Nutrition, Security among the Vulnerable Groups: Refugees and Internally Displaced People in Selected African countries", Linda Ethangatta
    Paper 31: "Health Social Sciences Training in Universities", Wanja Thairu
    Paper 32: "Alcohol and risky sexual behaviour", Godfrey Woelk

     
    10:30 – 11:00 TEA / COFFEE BREAK  
    Paper 33: "Primary Level after hours service for children in the western cape metropolitan region, South Africa", Vuyiswa Mathambo
    Paper 34: "TB research in Botswana", Tom Kenyon
       

    Syndicate / Working Groups

    • Institutional Capacity Building – Rm 240/001
    • Funding and Research – Rm240/002
    • Community Base Participation – Rm240/00
    Summary of the discussions
    17.30 – 17. 45 CLOSING CEREMONY
     

    Brian Mokopakgosi , DVC (AA) University of Botswana
    19.00 – 21.00  
         

    CLOSING CEREMONY PROGRAMME

    VENUE: University Staff Lounge

    Director of ceremony: Dr. Gobopamang Letamo Dept. of Demography, University of Botswana

    Guest of honour: Mr. Brian Mokopakgosi DVC, Academic Affairs, University of Botswana

    Vote of thanks: Todd Maja
         
    CULTURAL TRADITIONAL CEREMONY