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SUMMARY:Exploring the impact of the Ukwazana Programme - the first structu
 ral HIV prevention programme for Men who have Sex with Men in Africa - And
 y Tucker\, Dept of Geography\, University of Cambridge
DTSTART:20120301T123000Z
DTEND:20120301T140000Z
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CONTACT:Professor Michael Bravo
DESCRIPTION:Up until recently the HIV pandemic in Africa has been viewed a
 s one overwhelmingly defined by heterosexual transmission. Left relatively
  unacknowledged has been the fact that at the same time as heterosexual tr
 ansmission Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) have continued to be infected w
 ith the virus and continued to infect each other. Simultaneously recent de
 velopments in HIV prevention strategies have attempted to move beyond 'ind
 ividualistic' programmes focused primarily on information dissemination an
 d condom provision towards more 'structural' approaches that take into acc
 ount social circumstances that can hinder individual ability to practice s
 afer-sex. This talk will discuss the first attempt at a structural HIV pre
 vention initiative aimed at MSM in Africa - The Ukwazana ('brining people 
 together') programme. It will summaries the innovative strategies designed
  through a collaborative effort between the University of Cambridge Centre
  for Gender Studies and the South African Anova Health Institute to have a
  lasting impact on HIV prevalence and incidence among MSM in the townships
  of Cape Town. It will also explore some of the barriers that needed to be
  overcome in developing such a programme\, including township homophobia a
 nd an historical lack of appreciation among diverse actors as to the serio
 usness of MSM HIV infection in the region. 
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, Department of Geography\, Downing Site
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