Steering committee

Steering committee members

SECRETARIAT and INFORMATION RESOURCES

Training and Research Support Centre (TARSC)
Dr Rene Loewenson
with Zvikie Mlambo and legal, audit, publications and web providers

CLUSTER on the EQUITY WATCH

Training and Research Support Centre (TARSC)
Dr Rene Loewenson
with Marie Masotya

Equity Watch work with
East Central and Southern African Health Community
and country equity watch teams:
Ministry of Health Mozambique
University of Zambia and Ministry of Health Zambia
KEMRI Wellcome Trust Kenya, Kenya Health Equity Network and Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation Kenya
Ministry of Health Uganda and Healthnet Consult 
Ministry of Health and Child Care Zimbabwe

Work on district health systems led by Ifakara Health Institute

TARSC and the pra4equity network 
Dr Rene Loewenson, Barbara Kaim
Lusaka District Health Management Team, Ministry of Health Zambia  
Adah Zulu

CLUSTER work on FAIRLY RESOURCING HEALTH SYSTEMS

LEAD: University of Limpopo, South Africa 

Prof Nancy Malema 
Health worker migration and retention 

working with
University of Cape Town HEU South Africa 
Prof Diane McIntyre, Dr John Ataguba, Dr Jane Doherty

University of Zambia, Zambia 
Prof Bona Chitah 

Institute for Social and Economic Research and Municipal Services Project
Prof Greg Ruiters, Dr David Macdonald
Alternatives to privatisation; Access to essential services

University of Namibia, Namibia
Scholastika Iipinge
Health worker retention

Healthnet Consult
Charlotte Zikusooka

TARSC  
Shepherd Shamu 

CLUSTER work on SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT IN HEALTH

LEAD: Community Working Group on Health, Zimbabwe
Itai Rusike
Work with people's power in health and health centre committees

working with

African Association of Parliamentary Committes on health (NEAPACOH)
Chair, Zimbabwe (Hon B Chebundo)
Work with parliamentary committees on health

Peoples Health Movement
and the health civil society network

UCT Oliver Tambo Fellowship Programme
Lucy Gilson
Policy analysis

CLUSTER work on GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT

LEAD: SEATINI
Ranga Machemedze
Work on Trade and Health, global health diplomacy

REACH Trust Malawi
Ireen Namakhoma, Kingsley Chikaphupha
AIDS and equity / health systems strengthening

SATUCC 
Paliani Chinguwo 
Trade unions, economic policy and health equity

CLUSTER work on LAW AND HEALTH RIGHTS 

LEAD: Centre for Health Human Rights in Development CEHURD
Mulumba Moses

UCT School of Family and Public Health South Africa 
Leslie London
Learning network on Health rights

COUNTRY NETWORKS

Malawi Health Equity Network, Malawi
Martha Kwataine
Vountry networking Malawi

Coalition for Health Promotion and Social Development (HEPS) Uganda;
Rosette Mutambi
Country networking Uganda

Kenya Health Equity Network
Charles Dulo
Country networking Kenya

Community Working Group on Health, Zimbabwe
Itai Rusike
Country networking Zimbabwe