Re: [npoc-voice] Re: [NCSG-Discuss] Candidate Question 1: NCSG Particpation

[Alain Berranger <alain.berranger@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Abdulai,

I'm sorry to learn you were not selected to attend the Dakar meeting. NPOC
is a very new constituency in ICANN and we have not yet secured any funding
that could subsidize your travel from Banjul to Dakar. Since Banjul is
relatively very close to Dakar, what costs do you need covered to be able to
attend? There is an NPOC call in a few minutes, so maybe you can join the
call and let us know, if not send your request by email.

Best, Alain



On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 7:19 AM, Abdulai Sesay <movementagainsttb@xxxxxxxxxxx
> wrote:

>  Dear Alain,
>
> Indeed I will but  however, am Sorry to inform you that I was not selected
> for the Darkarr Conference.
>
> It will really nice if CISMAT was selected for the conference. We are yet
> to know the work of ICAAN fully so, attending the conference would have been
> a great help.Is there anyway you can help?.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Abdulai Abubakarr Sesay
> National Director
> Civil Society Movement Against Tuberculosis Sierra Leone(CISMAT-SL)
> 54 Wellington Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa
> +23276-202849/+23277-273135
> E-mail:movementagainsttb@xxxxxxxxxxx/abdulaipeacemaker@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Weblink:www.http://www.stoptb.org/partners/default.
>
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> Civil Society Movement Against Tuberculosis in Sierra Leone (CISMAT-SL) is
> a Civil Society led movement, non-profit making and a coalition of Civil
> Society Organizations working on the campaign against tuberculosis in Sierra
> Leone in order to promote the involvement of Civil Society groups in TB
> campaigns and increase advocacy efforts for the prevention, early diagnosis
> and care and control of TB in Sierra Leone.
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> *Realizing *that TB is the leading cause of death among people living with
> HIV which is the most important risk factor for developing TB. Almost one in
> four deaths among people with HIV is due to TB.  The implementation of
> collaborative TB/HIV activities including the Three Is and earlier
> initiation of ART is proven to prevent unnecessary deaths among people
> living with HIV. However, the scale up of implementation of activities
> particularly the Three Is for HIV/TB (Isoniazid preventive therapy,
> intensified case finding for TB, and Infection control) is very low.
> For example by the end of 2009 only 5% of all people living with HIV
> were screened for TB and less than 1% are provided with isoniazid preventive
> therapy.
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> *Recognized *of the fact that HIV/AIDS is fueling a resurgence of TB in
> many areas of the world particularly Sierra Leone. Global incidence of TB
> has increased over the past 10 years, killing approximately 2 million people
> annually. At the same time, TB is a leading cause of death by infectious
> disease for people living with HIV/AIDS. Yet when contrasted with the extent
> of social mobilization around HIV/AIDS, the lack of political commitment and
> Civil Society involvement to TB control is striking.
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Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA
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