2^nd International Student Conference on AIDS and United Nations Millennium Development Goals

2^nd ISCA UNMDGs2005ZAMBIA is an abbreviation for International Students Conference on AIDS and United Nations Millennium Development Goals. The 1^st ISCA Conference was held in Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania from 3^rd - 9^th February, 2004. The idea originated from a workshop, which was held between 16^th-17^th May 2002, whose aim was to create sensitization and awareness on HIV/AIDS among students of higher learning institutions in Tanzania. This workshop brought about the decision of holding the first ISCA conference. The conference was officially opened by his excellence the former Secretary General of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim. The theme of the conference was “Youth-Force for Change” and it brought together about 320 delegates from all shades of lives in Africa and other parts of the world as far as Brazil. In line with the theme, hundreds of scientific findings were presented during the conference as well as the sharing of social knowledge and real-life experiences. This conference did not only offer sharing on HIV/AIDS situation in various countries but also facilitated a social and cultural exchange of knowledge. At the end of this conference it was decided that the conference be held on a rotational basis from region to region. It is in this aspect that Zambia is hosting the 2^nd ISCA conference called 2^nd ISCA UNMDGs 2005ZAMBIA from 17^th—23^rd July 2005.   

The Conference will also be a moment to table the progress of the on-going proceedings of a UNMDGs Study Survey running and participated by majority of the past 1^st International Students Conference on AIDS (ISCA) participants that was held in Tanzania in February 2004.