The theme of ADFVIII will be on “Governing and Harnessing Natural Resources for Africa’s Development”, with a focus on mineral, land, fishery and forest resources. The forum will discuss the following key aspects of integrated natural resources management and development:
* Knowledge base, human and institutional capacities;
* Policy, legal and regulatory issues;
* Economic issues (taxation, investment, benefits, linkages and value creation);
* Governance, human rights and social issues;
* Participation and ownership;and
* Environmental, material stewardship and climate change.
Jobs and Announcements
8th session of the African Development Forum
October 23-25, 2012, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Advocacy and Human Rights Defence Manager: Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT)
Call for applicants
A vibrant and cutting edge Cape Town-based NGO seeks an Advocacy and Human Rights Defence Manager to manage its Advocacy Programme. The position is available from the 1st August 2012. The organisation promotes the health and human rights of sex workers within the existing legal system in which sex work is criminalised, by providing and facilitating access to health care services for sex workers in several provinces in South Africa; facilitating the defence of sex workers’ human rights in and outside of court; providing safe spaces for sex worker empowerment and organising, and conducting action-oriented research and monitoring of sex worker human rights issues.
Call for Abstracts: ASPHA 3rd AGM and 4th Global Health Summit 9th-10th December, 2012, Accra -Ghana
Due August 14, 2012
The 3rd AGM of Schools of Public Health and the 4th Global Health summit to be hosted by Association of Schools of Public Health in Africa (ASPHA) will provide Schools of Public Health across the Globe a forum for sharing innovative ideas and adapting scientific knowledge specific to our particular environs to promote health, reduce disease burden and alleviate poverty to help accelerate health development in Africa. The theme is “Policy and Health Systems Research-The Contribution of Schools of Public Health”. Deadline of submission of Abstract: 14th August, 2012
Further details: /newsletter/id/37026
Contact: info.aspha@gmail.com
Call for Papers: International Health calls for papers on global mental health
Deadline 15 August 2012
International Health, an official journal of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, is looking for papers on the mental health issues faced by patients and professionals in both developed and lower income countries. They are welcoming original papers, short communications, reviews and commentaries on all aspects of mental health.
Health Systems Research Society consultation - HPSR
Call for feedback
A new Society for health systems research will be established at the Second Global Health Systems Research Symposium in Beijing (31 October to 3 November 2012). Draft documents and other information materials are available at: http://www.hsr-symposium.org/index.php/health-systems-society. A group of health systems researchers from various settings are seeking to encourage interest in and ideas for the Society, to support the Working Group tasked to develop it for its launch in Beijing. They would particularly like to encourage discussion and feedback on specific questions, available through the link below. Please post your ideas through the link below. All ideas posted will be available to all those interested in the Society, and will be of particular value to the Working Group currently planning for the launch of the Society at the Symposium in Beijing.
Research Award: Governance for Equity in Health Systems
Deadline: 12 September 2012
IDRC’s Research Awards provide a unique opportunity to enhance research skills and gain a fresh perspective on crucial development issues. This one-year, paid, in-house program of training and mentorship in research, research management, and grant administration allows awardees to pursue their research goals in a dynamic team environment in one of the world’s leaders in generating new knowledge to meet global challenges. The successful candidate is required to have strong research, analytical, and writing skills, as well as familiarity with key institutions (including Canadian) active in global health research and policy. Proficiency in English and French is essential. An understanding of the health implications of urbanization, social and gender analysis would be considered an asset.
Second Global Symposium on Health Systems Research
Beijing, China: 31 October-3 November 2012
The Symposium will focus on the science to accelerate universal health coverage around the world. It will cover three main themes: knowledge translation; state-of-the-art health systems research; and health systems research methodologies. There will also be three cross-cutting themes: innovations in health systems research; neglected priorities or populations in health systems research; financing and capacity building for health systems research.
Call for abstracts for the ECSA Health Community Beat Practices Forum and DJCC
Deadline: 30 June 2012
All are invited to submit abstracts to the ECSA Health Community for the East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) Director’s Joint Consultative Committee (DJCC) and Best Practices Forum for 2012, which will be held from 14-17 August 2012. The DJCC is the highest technical organ of the ECSA Health Community and consists of directors of health/medical services in member states, directors of health research institutions and deans of medicals schools. The meeting will bring together senior officials from Ministries of Health, health experts, health researchers, heads of health training institutions from member states of the ECSA Health Community, as well as diverse collaborating partners in the region and beyond. These role players will identify policy issues and make recommendations to accelerate and scale up best practices in the ECSA region.
Call for abstracts: Challenges in Malaria Research
Deadline: 27 July 2012
BioMed Central, in conjunction with its two journals, Malaria Journal and Parasites and Vectors, is hosting the second malaria conference under the theme “Challenges in Malaria Research: Progress Towards Elimination” in Basel, Switzerland from 10–12 October 2012. This conference will bring together leading malaria researchers to review current progress and to chart future challenges. International speakers will present their insights into malaria elimination, including social science and policies, artemisinin resistance, new drugs, vaccines, diagnostic challenges and vector controls. Abstract submission is now open for the conference. Abstracts should be no more than 500 words and posters should be A0 size. Please note that the corresponding author of an oral or poster presentation has to register and pay for the conference before being permitted to submit an abstract.
Call for concept notes: Strengthening equity through applied research capacity building in eHealth (SEARCH)
Deadline: 20 July 2012
The International Development Research Centre is calling for concept notes with a focus on how and when technology can contribute toward strengthened and more equitable health systems in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). The overarching objective of the SEARCH project is to support LMIC-based researchers in carrying out rigorous and useful research on how and when eHealth can influence the functioning of health systems to improve health outcomes, and ultimately, contribute to reducing health inequities. Key research areas include: theory, methodology, or framework development; participation, accountability and transparency; enterprise architecture and interoperability; modelling and operations research to generate evidence for decision-making; and sub-national, national and global policy processes. The principal applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of a LMIC with a primary work affiliation at a LMIC-based institution.