“Papers presented at the conference reflected on HIV/AIDS challenges in Botswana, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra
Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe, as well as the Inter-Governmental Authority for Development (IGAD) as a regional case study. The conference programme was covered in two days
and consisted of plenary sessions and thematic group sessions involving discussions on the presentations. Speakers delivered presentations on the trends, impact
and policy development on HIV/AIDS in the armed forces in Africa.”