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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.
REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON EQUITY IN HEALTH IN EAST AND SOUTHERN AFRICA MUNYONYO UGANDA September 23-25 2009 Website now live!
The Third EQUINET Regional Conference on Equity in Health in east and southern Africa will be held at Speke Conference Centre, Munyonyo, Kampala, Uganda September 23rd -25th 2009. Please visit the conference website . The website is now live!
Download the announcement here and pass it on!
Meetings
Review meeting on health issues in the services negotiations under EPA's September 18-19 2008
SEATINI / EQUINET are holding a workshop bringing together civil society, parliamentarians, human rights commissions, trade and health ministries officials to review and deliberate on protection of health and access to health care services in the ongoing EPA negotiations, and particularly in the services negotiations. The meeting will be held in Kampala Uganda September 18-19 2008. The meeting aims to:
* Update on current health and trade issues, including patenting laws and the EPA negotiations and more generally legal frameworks for ensuring protection of public health in trade agreements.
* Review the technical analysis report developed looking on the services negotiations in the Economic Partnership Agreements.
* Review and develop key positions to be advanced for the protection of public health in trade agreements and strategies for advancing them.
* Develop progress markers with regards to the EPA negotiations and protection of public health.
* Develop a workshop declaration.
For any queries please email admin@equinetafrica.org
Regional Meeting of Parliamentarians on Health in east and Southern Africa September 16 and 18, Kampala Uganda
As a follow up to the regional meetings on health in East and Southern Africa held in Johannesburg, South Africa in August 2003 and in Lusaka Zambia in January 2005, Partners in Population and Development, Africa Regional Office (PPD ARO) in collaboration with the Regional network for Equity in Health in East and Southern Africa (EQUINET), African Population Health Research Centre (APHRC) and Alliance of parliamentary committees on Health in east and southern Africa (SEAPACOH) are jointly organizing a meeting in Kampala, Uganda on September 16-17 2008. Contact us for further detail admin@equinetafrica.org and read further below.
Grants
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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Latest Equinet Publications
| Parliament briefing 4: Using health rights to promote equity oriented health budgets EQUINET; School of Public Health, University of Cape Town; Training and Research Support Centre; SEAPACOH (2008) Themes: Values, policies and rights, Governance and participation in health Country: Southern Africa Regional URL: ParlBrief4rights&fin.pdf |
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| Parliament briefing 3: Parliament roles in protecting rights to health in east and southern Africa EQUINET; School of Public Health, University of Cape Town; Training and Research Support Centre; SEAPACOH (2008) Themes: Values, policies and rights Country: Southern Africa Regional URL: ParlBrief3rightsINT COMMITMENTS.pdf |
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| Discussion Paper 61: Non-financial incentives and retention of health workers in Tanzania: Combined evidence from literature review and a focussed cross-sectional study Munga, MA; Mbilinyi, DR (2008) Themes: Human resources for health Country: Tanzania URL: DIS61HRmunga.pdf |
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| Registration form, EQUINET Conference September 23-25 2009 EQUINET (2008) Themes: Equity in health URL: EQ conference registration form.pdf |
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| Abstract submission form, EQUINET Conference, September 23-25 2009 EQUINET (2008) Themes: Equity in health URL: EQ conference abstract form.pdf |
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| First announcement: EQUINET Regional Conference, Uganda, September 23-25 2009 EQUINET (2008) Themes: Equity in health URL: Conference first announcement.pdf |
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| Discussion Paper 62: Incentives for health worker retention in Kenya: An assessment of current practice Ndetei, DM; Khasakhala, L; Omolo, JO (2008) Themes: Human resources for health Country: Kenya URL: DIS62HRndetei.pdf |
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| Editoriais do Boletim da“EQUINET Newsletter”, Janeiro 2007 – Maio 2008 EQUINET, TARSC (2008) Themes: Equity in health Country: Southern Africa Regional URL: EQ OPED Portuguese JAN07-MAY08.pdf |
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| Policy Brief 20: Meeting the promise: Progress on the Abuja commitment of 15% government funds to health McIntyre, D; Loewenson, R; Govender V; EQUINET; Health Economics Unit (UCT); TARSC (2008) Themes: Resource allocation and health financing Country: Southern Africa Regional URL: POLBRIEF20 Abuja.pdf |
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| Discussion paper 64: Exploring the concept of power in the implementation of South Africa's new community health worker policies: A case study from a rural sub-district Lehmann, U; Matwa, P (2007) Themes: Values, policies and rights, Human resources for health, Monitoring equity and research to policy Country: South Africa URL: DIS64POLlehmann.pdf |
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