EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE FORUM 2003

Honorary Presidents:

• Dr. Damodar Peña Pentón
  Ministro de Salud Pública (MINSAP), Cuba
• Dr. Gonzalo Estévez Torres
  Viceministro de Salud, MINSAP, Cuba

  President of Forum 2003
  

• Dr. Manuel Santín Peña
  Director Nacional de Epidemiología, MINSAP, Cuba

  Members

• Dra. Patricia Uribe
  Secretaría Técnica del GCTH - Honduras

Regional Program Directors

Dr. Manuel Santín Peña (Cuba)	Área del Caribe
Dra. Gladys Guerrero (Panamá)	América Central
Dra. Gabrila Hamilton (Argentina)	Cono Sur
Dra. María Elena Acosta (Ecuador)	Región Andina
Dra. Patricia Uribe	México
Dr. Paulo Roberto Teixeira	Brasil

Community Networks

• Edgar Carrasco
  Latin American and the Caribbean Council of AIDS Services Organizations, Venezuela
• Javier L. Hourcade Bellocq
  Latin American PLHIV Network (REDLA) Argentina
• Orlando Montoya Herrera
  Association for the Integral Health and Citizens of Latin America (ASICAL), Ecuador
• Sandra Patricia Artura D’Vrieb
  Latin American and Caribbean Network of HIV positive Women (MLCM+), Colombia
• Patricia Pérez
  International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (ICW), Argentina
• Mirna Villalón Oramas
  Technical Committee of the PLHIV Support Group, Cuba
• Sandra Regina Fergutz Santos Batista
  Latin American Damage Limitation Network (RELARD), Brazil
• Elena Eva Reynoga
  Latin American and Caribbean Network of Sex Workers

Agencies

• Sr. Luis Gómez-Echeverri
  Resident United Nations Coordinator in Cuba
• Sra. Angela Trenton
  UNAIDS Representative for the Caribbean
• Sra. Peggy McEvoy
  UNAIDS

THEMATIC PROGRAM COMMITTE

General Coordinatorl

• Dra. Anabella Arredondo
  Executive Coordinator of the National AIDS Committee, Chilean Health Ministry

General Secretariat

• Oscar Albear de la Torre
  Executive Member CRN+, Community Network, Cuba
• Dra. Anabella Arredondo
  Horizontal Technical Cooperation Group (GCTH), Chile
• Dr. José Ignacio Santos Preciado
  Pan-American Infectology Association (API)
  

Members

The Thematic Program Committee will consist of two members per central theme, one for the Community Network and one for the GCTH, both being nominated by the General Secretariat

LOCAL ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE

Coordinator

• Dr. Rigoberto Torres Peña
  MINSAP National Program, Cuba

Members

• Oscar Albear de la Torre
  National PLHIV Network, Cuba
• Dr. María Elena Alonso Gómez
  MINSAP National Program, Cuba
• Dr. Nereida Cantelar de Francisco
  “Pedro Kouri” Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK), Cuba
• Mariela Castro Espín
  National Center of Sexual Education (CENESEX), Cuba
• Norberto Fonseca Robles
  National PLHIV Network, Cuba
• Dr. Antonio González
  International Relations, MINSAP, Cuba
• Dr. María Isela Lantero Abreu
  MINSAP National Program, Cuba
• Dr. Miriam Martínez Valladares
  MINSAP National Program, Cuba
  Dr. Rosaida Ochoa Soto
  MINSAP National Program, Cuba
• Dr. Jorge Pérez Ávila
  “Pedro Kouri” Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK), Cuba
• Alicia Reyes
  “Pedro Kouri” Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK), Cuba
• Lic. Diana Rodríguez Gabaldá
  MINSAP National Program, Cuba
• Dr. Mirna Villalón Oramas
  Technical Committee of the PLHIV Support Group, Cuba
• Rolando Tápanes
  IPK, Cuba
• Pedro Urra González
  Telematic Network of Health Information, Cuba

Professional Events Organizer Havana Conference Center

Lic. Zósima López Ruiz

COUNTRIES’ COMMITTEE

The creation of Committees in Latin American and Caribbean countries was considered appropriate for the purpose of bringing together the national programs, the Community Networks, NGOs and governmental and thematic groups for greater awareness and mobilization towards a higher level of participation in FORUM 2003.

The list of the National HIV/AIDS/STD Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean and of Community Networks are contained in the annex.

COUNTRIES FORMING THE HORIZONTAL TECHNICAL COOPERATION GROUP (GCTH)