Past Events

HIV Interventions and Research in North-East India Forum: Recent results from the field

This public forum was held at the University of Melbourne on 5 July 2007 to disseminate recent research on HIV vulnerability and prevention, and to share our experience of harm reduction interventions in North-east India. The presentations highlighted the rewards, challenges and obstacles of implementing programs and research in this troubled region. The forum was chaired by Prof Graham Brown, Director of the Nossal Institute for Global Health. The event was well attended by development practitioners, researchers and health practitioners from across Australia. Selected presentations and related information can be downloaded below (photos have been removed):

• Drug Substitution in Manipur and Nagaland – by Richard Di Natale, Harm Reduction Adviser, AIHI [Powerpoint Presentation]
• Some peace of mind: Participatory interventions to improve mental health as a strategy for HIV prevention among widows of IDUs – Alex Devine, Research Officer, AIHI

Paper: Devine A, Kermode M, Chandra P, Herrman H A participatory intervention to improve the mental health of widows of injecting drug users in north-east India as a strategy for HIV prevention, BMC International Health and Human Rights, 2007, 7:3. [ Paper]

Publication of the results paper relating to this project is pending, the report and presentation from this project will be available at a later date.

• Harm Reduction in India: Achievements and Challenges - by Jimmy Dorabjee, Deputy Director, Centre for Harm Reduction, Burnet Institute [Powerpoint Presentation]
• Some experiences from increasing the coverage of harm reduction programmes for HIV prevention in north-east India – by Greg Manning, Harm Reduction Adviser, AIHI [ Presentation]
• Fostering disability-friendly HIV/AIDS programs in Manipur and Nagaland – by Martha Morrow, Research Coordinator, AIHI/Nossal and Heather Dawson, Disability Technical Adviser, AIHI [ Guidelines] [ Presentation] [ Paper]
• My first time: Initiation into Injecting Drug Use in Manipur and Nagaland – by Michelle Kermode, NHMRC Public Health Post-doctoral Fellow, AIHI/Nossal

  Publication of papers relating to this project are pending, the report and presentation from this project will be available at a later date.

For more information, please contact:
Barbara Wong, Senior Administration Officer
Tel: +613 8344 9115 Email: b.wong@unimelb.edu.au