This important book on the politics of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), which takes the lid off how the WTO really works, and what really happened before, at, and after the Fourth WTO Ministerial Conference in Doha in 2001, on the basis of interviews with 33 Geneva-based delegates to the WTO and 10 Secretariat staff members. This is the ammunition the critics of the WTO have been waiting for. It reveals the systematic subversion of an ostensibly democratic system to ensure that the "agreements" that are reached are those the major powers - primarily the US and the European Union - want, irrespective of the views of interests of most developing countries, who form the great majority of the membership.
Jobs and Announcements
BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE WTO: THE REAL WORLD OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
Fatoumata Jawara And Aileen Kwa
International Health Systems Management Program
Galillee College, Israel, will hold an international workshop for health professionals, the Health Systems Management Program, between November 20 - December 8, 2003. Tuition scholarships are available for qualified candidates that are citizens of a developing country in Africa (Living expenses and airfare are not included.) For more information, email rgottlieb@galilcol.ac.il or visit the Galillee College website: http://www.galilcol.ac.il/health.htm
International Society for Equity in Health (ISEqH) 3rd International Conference June 10, 11 and 12, 2004 - Durban, South Africa
Call for Abstracts Deadline for Submission: December 1st, 2003
The 3rd International Conference of the International Society for Equity in Health will be hosted by the Health Systems Trust (HST), a South African-based NGO, the Southern African Regional Network on Equity in Health (EQUINET) and the Global Equity Gauge Alliance (GEGA), an international consortium of initiatives to support health equity. The meeting will bring together researchers, policy-makers, practitioners and others concerned with equity in health to develop an international health agenda for governments, universities and organisations all over the world.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29871
Invitation for Online Discussion on HIV/AIDS and Workforce Development
As part of the African Technologies for Education and Workforce Development Initiative (AFTECH), the Africa-America Institute is pleased to invite you to participate in our online discussion on HIV/AIDS and its Impact on Workforce Development (Southern Africa) that will run until August 13.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29876
KENYA: RESEARCH TRAINEE
African Population And Health Research Centre
The Africa Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC) invites applications from qualified candidates for the position of Research Trainee. The description of the position is available through the link provided. For more information about APHRC, please visit the website: http://www.aphrc.org
Further details: /newsletter/id/29877
SOUTH AFRICA: CHIEF SPECIALIST/HEAD OF SCHOOL/EPIDEMIOLOGIST
FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, Wits University
The Chief Specialist and/or head of school post may be filled by one person fulfilling both roles or by two separate people, one as the Chief Specialist and one Head of School. These appointments may be at Professorial or Associate Professorial level. The Epidemiologist will be a dynamic person with excellent skills in Epidemiology and/or Biostatistics who will lead the Epidemiological research and training undertaken by the School of Public Health. The incumbent will be expected to stimulate epidemiologic research within the School and the Faculty.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29867
Workshop on ethics of research related to healthcare in developing countries
12 - 14 February 2004, Cape Town, South Africa
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics published a Report, ‘The ethics of research related to healthcare in developing countries’, in April 2002. A follow-up workshop will be held in February 2004 to explore developments in this area since the publication of the report. The workshop, co-hosted by the South African MRC and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, will bring together researchers who are actively involved in externally-sponsored research related to healthcare in developing countries, for three days in Cape Town. The focus of the workshop will be to discuss and debate ethical and regulatory issues raised by new and recently revised guidelines and to identify obstacles to their effective implementation.
7th SANASO Conference / 6th Congress
5 - 8 August 2003, Mulungushi Conference Centre, Lusaka, Zambia
The Southern African Network of AIDS Service Organisations (SANASO) is a Network of Non-governmental organisations (NGOs), Community based Organisations (CBOs), Faith based Organisations (FBOs) and groups of People living with HIV/AIDS (PWAs) involved in HIV/AIDS prevention, care and mitigation activities in 10 Southern African countries: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The 7th SANASO Conference which will bring together many different sectors including NGOs, CBOs, FBOs, PWAs, the Media, Legal, Civil Rights groups, the Business Community and government representatives, is calling for Abstracts around the Theme and the following Sub-Themes: HIV/AIDS Stigma and the Family; Stigma in the Health Care Setting; Stigma and Faith Based Organisations; Stigma and Communication; Stigma in the Workplace.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29841
AMANET Workshop on Health Research Ethics in Africa
September 2003, Cameroon
Applications are invited from African physicians/scientists in the employment of African health research, control, and/or training institutions. Applicants must at least be middle to senior level investigators, key members of ethics (or scientific) review committees, study monitors, members of data safety monitoring boards, sponsors of research involving human subjects, members of regulatory bodies or writers/editors of biomedical journals.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29823
Executive Director
SAfAIDS
Southern Africa HIV/AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS), is a dynamic regional NGO based in Harare. Our mission is to use information as a change agent to support ethical and effective development responses for HIV prevention, care and long-term mitigation. Central to this is an understanding of the HIV epidemic as a crucial issue for development rather than primarily as a health problem to be dealt with in isolation. Underlying our mission is an emphasis on the three priority areas of gender, human rights and development. The organisation seeks a dynamic leader to continue our development. The successful candidate must bring dedication and commitment to the organisation and its mission.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29833