EQUINET AFRICA

EQUINET, the Regional Network on Equity in Health in Southern Africa, is a network of professionals, civil society members, policy makers, state officials and others within the region who have come together as an equity catalyst, to promote and realise shared values of equity and social justice in health.

EQUINET gathers people to overcome isolation, give voice and promote networking using bottom-up approaches built on shared values. We have come together in a spirit of self determination and collective self reliance working through existing government, civil society, research and other mechanisms and institutions i n the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region and in southern and East Africa.

EQUINET is building a forum for dialogue, learning, sharing of information and experience and critical analysis. We do this to build knowledge and perspectiv es, shape effective strategies, strengthen our voice nationally, regionally and globally and our strategic alliances to influence policy, politics and practice towards health equity and social justice.

EQUINET's work covers a wide range of areas identified as priorities for health equity, within the political economy of health, health services and inputs to health, covered in the theme areas shown on this site. EQUINET is governed by a steering committee with representatives from fourteen institutions in southern Afr ica and is co-ordinated at the Training and Research Support Centre Zimbabwe.

A review of health worker retention and HIV and AIDS programmes

EQUINET in co-operation with WHO and ECSA-HC is commissioning a detailed review, critical analysis of literature and secondary evidence and assessments of methodologies for country work on Health worker retention and HIV and AIDS. The paper will focus on high, generalized epidemics, (where prevention and treatment needs are high) with inadequate, poorly distributed health workers. This primarily covers east and southern Africa and Central America.
The review will thus organise the evidence from secondary sources to address the following key questions:
1. What has been the impact of HIV and AIDS programmes in health worker distribution and retention and how should these impacts be managed?
2. What health worker retention issues arise in implementing strategies for services scale up for addressing HIV and AIDS and how have these been managed?
3. What implications do strategies for meeting health worker needs for HIV and AIDS programmes, including through global health initiatives, have for HR management and information systems?
4. How does the challenge of retaining health workers within the specific context of HIV and AIDS in developing countries differ fundamentally from the wider issue of retaining health workers in general within those countries?"
If you are working in this area, and have work, findings or publications to share, please let us know at admin@equinetafrica.org, using "HCW Retention and HIV" in the subject line, and send us the relevant publications so we can follow up with you.

RECLAIMING THE RESOURCES FOR HEALTH: The EQUINET Regional equity analysis- what are people saying?

EQUINET has produced a regional equity analysis in east and southern Africa that offers a comprehensive, yet accessible, resource presented through text, tables, figures, case studies, quotes and images on health equity in the region. The book draws on and will feed into the several thousand organisations and individuals involved in EQUINET training, research, policy dialogue and information activities over the past seven years. To obtain the book contact EQUINET admin@equinetafrica.org or Weaver Press weaver@mweb.co.zw; Fountain Publishers (for East African region) sales@fountainpublishers.co.ug and Jacana (for South Africa and Boleswa) sales@jacana.co.za. For further information read the flyer on this site under "EQUINET Publications"

Let us know what you thought of the book please! We are keen to hear your comments to admin@equinetafrica.org on where and how you are using the book, any gaps you still want further information on and who else you think should receive copies of the book.
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EQUINET STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING April 11-13 2008

EQUINET will be holding its steering committee meeting in April 11-13 2008 to review its work and plan future activities. If you have any comments on the functioning of the network, on suggestions for future areas of focus or resources and processes you value and want to see sustained, please let us know through the secretariat at admin@equinetafrica.org.

National Meeting on Equity in Health in Uganda March 27 and 28, Kampala

The first National meeting on Equity in Health in Uganda will be hosted by the HEPS Uganda – Coalition for Health Promotion and Social Development and Makerere University in co-operation with Regional Network on Equity in Health in East and Southern Africa (EQUINET). The meeting will bring together researchers, policy-makers, practitioners and others concerned with equity in health to exchange information and develop an agenda of follow up work to support health equity in Uganda. The theme is ““Knowledge for action on equity in health in Uganda”. The meeting will explore this theme through a varied program of plenary sessions, forums, poster sessions and scientific sessions. the meeting will also launch in Uganda the EQUINET book "Reclaiming the Resources for Health". Contact the organizing Committee heps@utlonline.co.ug and read further below.

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Participatory approaches to strengthening PHC oriented responses to HIV and AIDS

The Regional Network on Equity in Health in east and southern Africa (EQUINET), through TARSC, IHRDC, and in co-operation with REACH Trust and GNP+ are awarding grants to people who have completed the EQUINET training in PRA methodologies in east and southern Africa to carry out research and intervention on strengthening people centred, PHC oriented responses to HIV. EQUINET invites those who have completed the training to submit their proposals by March 14 2008 to the EQUINET secretariat at admin@equinetafrica.org. Further information on the proposal outline can also be requested from the secretariat.

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