NMIMR-Yale Lecture Series

The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, is proud to present the third in its Yale Series of Lectures.

Topics and Venues:

Studies on HIV/AIDS and TB in the United States and Africa- over 25 years and 8,000 miles Public Lecture atNMIMR Conference Hall on Wednesday, 20 January 2010 at 16:00 hours

HIV and tuberculosis diagnosis, care and treatment integration: A needed new paradigm Public Lecture atBritish Council on Thursday, 21 January 2010 at 17:00 hours

Confronting multiple drug resistant (MDR) and extensively drug resistant (XDR) TB and HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa Invitational Session atKorle-Bu Teaching Hospital on Friday, 22 January 2010

Prof. Friedland is the Director of the AIDS Program at Yale New Haven Hospital and Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Public Health at Yale School of Medicine. He is the leading investigator of the Yale AIDS Clinical Trials Unit and is involved in studies of HIV and risk reduction among HIV sero-positives in clinical care. He has worked extensively in South Africa where he studies the integration of care and treatment of tuberculosis and HIV disease in resource-limited settings and conducts epidemiologic, clinical and mycobacteriologic studies. Most recently, his research group uncovered the epidemic of XDR strain of TB in South Africa.

During his stay in Ghana from January 15-21, 2010, Professor Friedland will give lectures on HIV care to vulnerable populations and clinical trials of anti-retroviral agents, including adherence to HIV therapies, and pharmacologic interactions between methadone and buprenorphine, and antiretroviral agents. He will also spend time with TB and HIV clinicians and clinical researchers at Korle Bu Hospital and the University of Ghana Medical School to share information about MDR and XDR TB in a lecture.

NMIMR, 30 Years of Health Research Achievements – Foundation for the Future

Please download the biography of  Professor Gerald H. Friedland, MD.

For further information contact:

Mrs. Ama Kwaa

Senior Assistant Registrar

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research

University of Ghana, Legon

P.O. Box LG581

Phone 020- 2012848

Fax 021-502182

AKwaa@noguchi.mimcom.org