Health Action International (HAI) Africa and the Southern African Treatment Access Movement (SATAMO), with support from the Open Society Institute’s Public Health Programme, will organise a seminar on access to essential medicines (AEM) in Nairobi in October 2008.
Jobs and Announcements
Training seminar on access to essential medicines, Nairobi, October 2008
Health Action International (HAI) Africa and the Southern African Treatment Access Movement (SATAMO)
Further details: /newsletter/id/33365
Contact: stella@haiafrica.org
“Civil Society and the State in Africa”: An International Web Course
York University and the Training and Research Support Centre, September 2008–April 2009
York University (Toronto) working with the Training and Research Support Centre is running an internet-based course, “Civil Society and the State in Africa”, in September 2008 – April 2009. Members of civil society organisations in East and Southern Africa are invited to apply for participation in the course, which is provided free-of-charge. The 12-unit course will take place over 26 weeks, and is designed for civil society practitioners and post-secondary students (see the Lecture Schedule and Topics at the end of this announcement). The course is intended to provide both a firm grounding in current research and debates on civil society interventions around issues of social and economic policy and to provide capacity building in analysis for research on civil society - state interactions in social policy. By the end of the course, students should have a strengthened background in theoretical, strategic and practical issues in and approaches to civil society- state interactions in policy development and implementation, and an improved capacity to locate relevant research sources and support mechanisms for future policy-oriented work. York University will provide formal written acknowledgement of a student’s successful completion of the course once all of the course requirements have been met. Please email your application BEFORE 30 AUGUST 2008 to the following address: rsaunder@yorku.ca and admin@tarsc.org.
Further details: /newsletter/id/33477
AIDS Vaccine 2008, National Institute for Communicable Diseases,
13 - 16 October 2008 - Cape Town, South Africa
This annual event brings together scientists, public health experts, clinicians, epidemiologists and members of the corporate sector. The conference aims to encourage a strategic plan for HIV vaccine research, funding and greater collaboration in the field.
Botswana HIV Conference, Botswana Branch of the Southern African HIV Clinicians Society
17 - 20 September 2008 - Gaborone, Botswana
Organised by the national branch of the Southern African HIV Clinicians Society, the conference will give new insights into HIV treatment regimens and initiatives to reduce HIV transmission.
Call for applications: UPEACE-IDRC doctoral research award
The UPEACE Africa Programme has secured funding from the Canadian International Development Research Centre (IDRC). This funding will be strictly allocated to African students studying at African institutions and, in particular, for those who are in the final stage of their PhD studies. The award is intended to support PhD candidates in their field research, data analysis, associated travel and production costs. In addition, part of the award may be used to access updated scholarly materials and disseminate research findings through publications and conference presentations. The maximum award is US$10,000 per eligible student. The deadline for applications is 12 September 2008.
Call for papers: Child poverty and disparities: Public policies for social justice
Cairo, Egypt, January 2009.
The conference is the first in a planned series of bi-annual conferences on child rights, social justice and equity that aims to: contribute to the attainment of child rights through sharing of ideas, research findings and good practices; strengthen the collaboration between researchers, practitioners and policy makers working on children's issues; and encourage innovative research in "under-researched" areas.
Contact: darends@unicef.org
Call for proposals on evidence-informed policy
Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research
This call for "Incentives to Attract and Retain Qualified Health Workers to Under-served areas within Low- and Middle-income Countries" is issued in collaboration with the Human Resources for Health Department of WHO and is intended to support pragmatic and policy oriented research that either enhances understanding about factors that influence health workers choice of practice location, and/or the feasibility and effectiveness of practical measures to influence health worker location. A total of US$500,000 is also available to support proposals under this call. The closing date for the call is 12 September 2008. The call is only open to applicants in low- and middle-income countries.
Call for proposals on incentives to attract health workers to underserved areas
Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research
This call for "Supporting National Processes for Evidence-informed Policy in the Health Sector of Developing Countries" is intended to promote a variety of possible strategies that strengthen evidence-to-policy links. A total of US$500,000 is available to support proposals under this call. The closing date for the call is 12 September 2008. All applicants must be based in low- or middle-income countries. Teams composed of different organisations and actors (such as policy-makers, research institutions, think tanks, civil society representatives and knowledge brokers) are particularly welcome to apply.
First Inter-Ministerial Conference on Health and Environment in Africa
African health and environment ministers will gather for the first time from 26 to 29 August, 2008, in Libreville, Gabon to enhance political commitment and investments for reducing environmental threats to health. The First Inter-Ministerial Conference on Health and Environment in Africa will be hosted by the Government of Gabon, together with WHO and the United Nations Environment Programme. Participants will come from health and environment ministries, multilateral and bilateral agencies, media, non-governmental organizations and civil society. The conference will explore ways to address key priorities and links in line with its theme “Health security through healthy environments”. It will review existing mechanisms and opportunities to address environmental challenges facing Africa. An agreement on specific actions required for changes in institutional arrangements and investment frameworks will be discussed.
Impumelelo Innovations Award Trust - HIV/AIDS Workshop
11-12 September 2008. Cape Town International Convention Centre.
This workshop aims to highlight and share best practice lessons that will improve policy, practice and implementation on HIV programmes. The workshop targets senior staff in organisations that operate in the AIDS sector.
Further details: /newsletter/id/33332
Contact: chris@impumelelo.org.za