Reporters will be able to explore a range of topics at the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva during a two week fellowship in October. An optional third week will be available to fellows to enable them to pursue their research in the field anywhere in the world. The WHO Journalism Fellowship is composed of two components to give reporters a broad and deep understanding of the forces shaping global public health. First, WHO Fellows will attend morning briefings on a range of international public health issues. The briefings will be held daily from 10 a.m. to noon. Then, during the remaining time, the fellows will have the freedom to roam WHO, to attend lectures and seminars, to interview staff, and to use WHO's extensive research resources to pursue their own special interests.
Jobs and Announcements
The World Bank's Thematic Group on Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) and Poverty is pleased to invite applications for participation in a project designed to determine how well programs to improve Health, Nutrition and Population status are reaching disadvantaged population groups, and to find ways of reaching those groups more effectively. Financial support of up to $40,000 for each of 10-12 submissions, to be selected through open competition; the application deadline is April 19, 2002.
The Journal of Health,Population and Nutrition (JHPN) will publish theme-based issues, beginning in its March 2003 Issue to highlight findings of some important emergent research issues from different regions of the world. The first theme-based issue (March 2003) will be on Equity and Health.This special issue may include original research articles on concepts,measurements,and methodological issues, empirical findings on the situation of health equity,and interventions to reduce health inequity Reports on global evaluation,national,or subnational pro-equity activities and the experiences gained by way of impact and the process of implementation are also of interest. Potential authors are requested to express their interest to contribute by writing a note with tentative title of the paper by 30 June 2002.
2002 Training of Trainers Course for Reproductive Health with emphasis on Family Planning.
52nd Course (Anglophone): 3 June -12 July
53rd Course (Francophone): 23 September - 1 November.
The Mauritius Institute of Health is pleased to announce its Training of Trainers courses for Reproductive Health with emphasis on Family Planning. The present programme, adapted to better meet the WHO Regional Training activities in Family Health initiated in 1982, and those of the UNFPA Regional Project RAF/96/P01.
Offered by: Abt Associates Health Policy Training Institute (AAHPTI)
The first of a series of regional training courses offered by the Abt Associates Health Policy Training Institute (AAHPTI), in addition to AAHPTI's annual US-based course. The first regional course, "Building Skills for Implementing Health Reform and Strengthening Health Systems in East and Southern Africa," will be held at the East and Southern Africa Management Institute (ESAMI) in Arusha, Tanzania, April 8-20, 2002. Details about both the US-based and regional courses can be found on the website.
The guidelines, call for proposals, and proposal format has been finalized and are out! Deadline is March 10th. See attached documents or refer to the GFATM web site mentioned below. Again, this Fund is not for "business as usual". NGOs, including people living with HIV, private sector, civil society are to be full partners in the development and the implementation of the proposal through setting up a country-coordinating mechanism. The Fund is to build, complement, and scale up on existing efforts including innovative and pilot project. The fund will support treatment costs, including anti-retrovirals.
12-15 November 2002, Arusha, Tanzania
Health research is essential to improve the design of health interventions, policies and service delivery. Every year more than US$ 70 billion is spent on health research and development by the public and private sectors combined. However, only about 10% of this is devoted to 90% of the world's health problems, a misallocation often referred to as the "10/90 gap". Throughout the year and particularly at its annual meeting, the Global Forum for Health Research acts as a marketplace where problems of the 10/90 gap can be examined by a broad range of partners, i.e. representatives from governments, multilateral and bilateral aid agencies, international and national foundations and NGOs, women's organizations, research institutions and universities, pharmaceutical companies and the media. Forum 6 is the sixth annual meeting of the Global Forum for Health Research and the first to be held in Africa. Presentations will address the latest thinking on the 10/90 gap and act as a catalyst for action during the coming year. The global objective is to review progress in helping correct the 10/90 gap and plan further actions. In November 2002, Arusha will be the centre of world attention on health research, with Forum 6 followed by the third MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference. The National Institute for Medical Research of Tanzania is the local partner for the organization of both meetings. For further information and registration, please see the website.
Changing Roles And Policy Responses. Applications must be submitted by March 29, 2002.
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is launching a competition to support research on the changing balance between public and private sector funding of research, and its implications for developing country governments and research institutions. This research competition is being organized by IDRC as part of a new program of "Research on Knowledge Systems" (RoKS). The competition is open to researchers throughout the developing world, and will award up to seven grants, with a maximum value of CA $80,000 each.
Satellite Meeting, Barcelona, Spain, 5 July 2002
A one-day satellite meeting on vaccines, access to treatment and the law will be held on Friday, 5 July 2002, in Barcelona, Spain, just prior to AIDS 2002. The meeting is being organized by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, the AIDS Law Project (South Africa), and the HIV/AIDS Unit of The Lawyers Collective (India), and will be co hosted by UNAIDS. Two issues will be examined in substantial depth:
1. HIV VACCINES: Participants will discuss the inadequacies of current approaches; the obstacles to vaccine development; strategies to mobilize greater support for vaccine development; and strategies to facilitate the widest possible access to HIV vaccines once they are developed.
2. ACCESS TO TREATMENT: Participants will discuss strategies for using the law to advance access to treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS in developing countries – both directly through the use of legal proceedings, and indirectly by using legal norms to complement other forms of advocacy.
Background papers on each issue will be distributed in advance to participants and presented in plenary. Most of the day will be spent in workshops where each issue can be explored in detail. Registration is limited to 100 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. To register or obtain more information, visit the website of the Canadian
HIV/AIDS Legal Network or contact Glen Bugg.
On-line registration is now available for the Third MIM Pan-African Conference to be held in Arusha, Tanzania, November 18-22, 2002. We would like to invite you to participate in the Conference. The Conference is expected to attract more than 600 participants from around the world, making it one of the largest conferences devoted to malaria research and control held on the African continent. The Conference will focus on scientific progress and potential in malaria research with the aim of promoting the exchange of scientific ideas within Africa. It will consist of plenary presentations by world-renowned experts, parallel sessions on a broad range of topics, and daily poster sessions. There will be ample opportunity to ex-
change ideas with malaria research faculty in "Meet-the-Professor" sessions. The diversity of participants will provide a global per-
spective on scientific solutions for effectively preventing malaria and reducing its burden.