Harvard investigators request additional consultation with members of an external committee in Brazil. A letter of intent from investigators in Senegal is submitted to the Harvard ECI Team for review. The letter of intent from investigators in Senegal is approved for development to a full proposal. The team is to be headed by Professor Souleymane Mboup. The ECI Phase I research plan is approved by Senegal's National AIDS Committee.
Preparations begin for an in-depth fact finding session in Thailand.
The Enhancing Care Initiative project manager returns to Brazil to help the team define roles and advance the research plan.