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INTERNATIONAL AIDS AND ECONOMICS NETWORK Steven Forsythe, PhD Health Economist President of the International AIDS Economics Network Futures Institute
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BACKGROUND OF IAEN Began in 1993 as a group dedicated to economists and policymakers working in the field of HIV/AIDS (21 years old) Operates a website since 1998 (www.iaen.org)www.iaen.org Has provided face-to-face meetings prior to IAS since 2000 (Durban, Barcelona, Bangkok, Toronto, Mexico City, Vienna, Washington DC and Melbourne) Operates a LinkedIn group since 2010 (International AIDS Economics Network Group)
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BACKGROUND OF IAEN ON LINKEDIN 5,135 members have joined over 4 years 6 th largest LinkedIn Group on the topic of AIDS (following the Global Fund at #5) IAEN is the only group on the topic of AIDS and economics
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GROWTH IN IAEN MEMBERSHIP
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GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF MEMBERS
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BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION GRANT November 2013: IAEN received a $1.1 million grant to build capacity in the field of AIDS and economics BMGF grant has 3 objectives: Build capacity in 4 African countries (Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi and Uganda) Fund special economic studies in 6 countries (Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi, Uganda, Kenya, South Africa) Disseminate globally information about AIDS and economics
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BROCHER FOUNDATION IAEN has received approval to work in 2015 on the development of a special journal focusing on the economics of AIDS
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IAEN GOVERNANCE IAEN is a tax-exempt non-profit organization IAEN has a board and will be identifying new board members over the next 3 years
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TOPICS FOR TODAY Efficiency and Effectiveness (8) Sustainability and Investment Case (4) Costing (4) Financing (2) Socioeconomic Impact (1)
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THANKS! This meeting was possible with funds from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation We wish to also thank Futures Group, which has funded the International AIDS Economics Network website Thanks also to Futures Institute, which manages the BMGF grant.
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