Introduction to the CHAMP community

Hello,

I am Lova Rakotomalala. I am a research scientist in Immunology/biomedical engineering for the nonprofit organization “Cytometry For Life” based at Purdue University.Our goal is to find practical solutions to the current lack of effective low-cost, portable solutions for disenfranchised remote regions in matters of HIV/AIDS treatments, specifically CD4 testing and monitoring. I am also a Global Voices Online editor and author, reporting conversations from communities in Madagascar and sub-saharan Africa. I also coordinate with a blogging team a citizen media outreach project for Rising Voices in Madagascar, foko-madagascar.

At the conference, I hope to start/participate a conversation on the right way to approach the technological gap in resource-limited regions from strategical and a financial point of view.

I am looking forward to reporting the sessions here at the 2008 AIDS conference and reporting the comments or concerns you want to share to the conference participants. I also encourage to view or contribute to the HUB @ witness.

I am very thankful to the the CHAMP community for letting me contribute to the AIDS2008.com community site.

Let's start a conversation that will most certainly continue beyond the time frame of the 2008 conference.